Senior Nursery Room Leader — Maternity Cover

Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd.; East Hagbourne; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hive benefits and wellbeing hub

28 days holiday including bank hols

Birthday off

50% childcare discount

Enhanced family leave and return to工作

Job summary

Busy Bees is seeking a Senior Nursery Room Leader for maternity cover from December 2026 to August 2027. The role oversees multiple rooms, ensuring educational strategies are consistently implemented across the centre and inspiring the team to deliver high standards of care and learning.

Join Busy Bees, a leading UK nursery group, to support the Bee Curious curriculum and contribute to a supportive workplace culture while advancing your leadership career.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure educational strategies are consistent across multiple rooms.
• Lead planning and delivery of activities, adapting curriculum to meet children's needs.
• Mentor and develop Room Leaders, promoting collaboration and high performance.
• Oversee wellbeing and safeguarding of children and adapt to support needs.
• Foster strong relationships with parents and keep them informed of development.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and safeguarding protocols.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Level 3 qualification in Early Years education

Job description

Busy Bees is seeking a Senior Nursery Room Leader for maternity cover from December 2026 to August 2027. The role oversees multiple rooms, ensuring educational strategies are consistently implemented across the centre and inspiring the team to deliver high standards of care and learning.

Join Busy Bees, a leading UK nursery group, to support the Bee Curious curriculum and contribute to a supportive workplace culture while advancing your leadership career.