Senior Nursery Room Leader

Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd.; Market Harborough; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Ongoing professional development

Hive benefits discounts

Up to 28 days holiday a year

Birthday day off

50% childcare discount

Enhanced family leave

Salary Finance

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Cycle to Work

Private Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Busy Bees Market Harborough is a Good Ofsted-rated nursery with five base rooms and secure gardens, offering a welcoming environment for children and staff.

As a Senior Nursery Room Leader, you will oversee multiple rooms, drive consistent educational strategies, mentor Room Leaders, and ensure safeguarding and wellbeing across the centre, while building strong relationships with families and maintaining high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in an early years setting.
• Strong communication with parents and staff.
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding and wellbeing.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor room leaders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent educational strategies across multiple rooms.
• Lead planning and delivery of activities, adapt curriculum.
• Mentor and develop Room Leaders, promote high performance.
• Oversee wellbeing and safeguarding of children.
• Foster relationships with parents and keep them informed.
• Ensure health and safety and safeguarding compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Team development

Education

Level 3 qualification or above in early years education

Job description

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

As a Senior 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 Market Harborough is an Ofsted-ratedGoodnursery with a capacity of 118 children. Our purpose-built, single-storey setting offers five bright, well-resourced base rooms, each with its own secure garden, creating an inspiring environment for children and colleagues alike.Located on the outskirts of Market Harborough, the nursery benefits from excellent local amenities and transport links, making it an easily accessible place to work. We are proud of ourlong-standing and committed team, with several colleagues having been part of the nursery for over 10 years. This reflects the supportive and positive working environment we have created, where colleagues are valued, encouraged to develop and given the opportunity to build a rewarding career with Busy Bees.

What to Expect as a Senior Nursery Room Leader:

• Ensure that educational strategies and practices are consistent across multiple rooms.
• Lead the planning and delivery of activities, adapting the curriculum to meet the diverse needs of the children.
• Mentor and develop Room Leaders, promoting a collaborative and high-performing team.
• Oversee the wellbeing and safeguarding of children, making necessary adaptations to support children with additional needs.
• Foster strong relationships with parents, keeping them informed of their child's development.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and safeguarding protocols across the centre.

Ideal Candidate:

• Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
• Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory or leadership experience ideally as a Senior Nursery Room Leader, Senior Nursery Room Manager or Senior Nursery Practitioner.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Ability to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for both children and team members.

Take the next step in your leadership career at Busy Bees—apply today!