Nursery Room Leader

Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd.; England; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Hive discounts

28 days holiday

Birthday off

50% childcare discount

Family leave support

Job summary

Busy Bees Trowbridge is looking for a Room Manager to lead the room, ensuring high-quality care and learning. You will oversee curriculum delivery, safety, and staff supervision while inspiring your team to achieve excellent standards for every child.

This leadership role sits within Busy Bees, a leading UK nursery group, offering a supportive environment, extensive development opportunities, and a wide range of staff benefits across the national network.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
• Experience in an early years setting with supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong leadership, organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of age-appropriate activities and curriculum in your room.
• Create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment for children.
• Foster a high-performing team through supportive leadership and collaboration.
• Oversee the development and wellbeing of children, ensuring progress is tracked and communicated with parents.
• Take on the role of Key Person for a group of children.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met and the environment is clean and secure.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Communication

Education

Level 3 qualification in early years education

Job description

Join Our Team as a Room Manager at Busy Bees, Trowbridge – Leading Nursery Group in the UK

As a Room Leader at Busy Bees, you will oversee multiple rooms and ensure that educational strategies are seamlessly integrated across the centre. This is a leadership role where you will inspire your team to achieve the highest standards of care and learning.

About Us

Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.

Busy Bees Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ongoing professional development and career progression
• Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
• Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
• 50% childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
• Menopause support through Peppy
• Financial support through Salary Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
• Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Opportunities to travel to other countries, experience different cultures and learn new practices.

But wait, there’s more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array huge of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.

Busy Bees Trowbridge is a purpose-built nursery with capacity for up to 100 children, providing a welcoming and nurturing environment where children can learn, grow and thrive. Located on the Paxcroft Mead estate, our nursery is situated within a vibrant community and is conveniently close to a range of local amenities. We are proud to have a longstanding and dedicated team who work closely together to provide high-quality care and outstanding experiences for the children in our nursery. Our strong team spirit, supportive environment and commitment to the children and families we care for make Busy Bees Trowbridge a wonderful place to work and develop your career.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of age-appropriate activities and curriculum in your room.
• Create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment for children.
• Foster a high-performing team through supportive leadership and collaboration.
• Oversee the development and wellbeing of children, ensuring their progress is tracked and communicated with parents.
• Take on the role of Key Person, ensuring the holistic development and personal care needs of a group of children.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met, maintaining a clean and secure environment.

Ideal Candidate:

• Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
• Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory experience an advantage ideally as a Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Room Manager or Nursery Practitioner.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Passionate about fostering children’s development and creating positive relationships with families.