Senior Nursery Room Manager

Busy Bees Nurseries; Bristol; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Busy Bees Nurseries seeks a Senior Nursery Room Manager for their Bristol Portishead location, offering a salary of £27,000 per annum. The role involves leading a childcare team, supporting children's development, and ensuring best practices in early years education. Significant benefits include holiday time, discounts, and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Birthday off

Childcare Discounts (50%)

Health & Wellbeing Apps

NEST Pension with 3% employer contribution

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Nursery Room Leader, Manager, or Practitioner.
• Strong understanding of EYFS and child development.
• Ability to manage and guide a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support the team by role modelling knowledge and best practices.
• Ensure each child's needs are met and support parents with SEND/ASL needs.
• Take ownership of observations and planning for key children.

Skills

Team Support

Child Development

Leadership

Communication

Education

Level 3 Childcare qualification

Job description

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Are you a Senior Nursery Room Manager? Great! We are looking to bring on board a childcare professional on a full-time basis working over 4 days at our Bristol Portishead Nursery.

As a Senior Room Manager with us, you will guide and support the team by role modelling your knowledge and best practice. In this role, you may wish to enrol on a Management Qualification with our very own in-house training academy to develop your leadership skills and achieve a promotion!

About our Benefits

As a Senior Nursery Room Manager, we offer a salary of £27,000 per annum, plus you will also be entitled to:

• 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) - because we all need time to relax and revitalize!
• Your Birthday off ... on us!
• Childcare Discounts - generous discount of 50%.
• Health & Wellbeing Apps - Confidential Employee Assistance Programme as well as Peppy and Mental Health support.
• NEST Pension with a 3% employer contribution.
• Enhanced family leave.

And so much more such as well-being benefits, Cycle to work – get to work, get fit, go green and save money! Compassionate leave and support, Smart Hive – our amazing benefits platform where you can explore discounts for some of your favourite places!

Some of the things you will do as a Senior Room Leader at Busy Bees:

• Be the 3rd in charge at the nursery, working closely with the nursery management team.
• As a keyworker, ensure every individual child's needs are met, including supporting parents with SEND/ASL needs.
• Take ownership of observations, assessments, and planning for your key children in line with EYFS, providing developmentally challenging next steps and supporting the staff team.
• Encourage and praise children’s development and achievements while guiding, coaching, and managing our team of practitioners.
• And most of all… have FUN!

To apply for a qualified role, you must hold a Level 3 Childcare qualification and have previous experience as a Senior Nursery Room Leader, Senior Nursery Room Manager, or Senior Nursery Practitioner.

Why choose Busy Bees?

A career at Busy Bees is exciting, dynamic, and always evolving. We offer a fantastic opportunity to work and learn on the job with leading Practitioners, Educators, and Managers in the industry, along with best-in-sector training and support in child development. Here are just a few reasons why a career at Busy Bees is just that little bit more extraordinary, which is reflected in our 40 years of success.

About the Culture

At Busy Bees, our purpose and values are at the heart of what we do. They reflect how our colleagues work, treat each other, and interact with the communities around us. As part of our inclusive culture, we encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities.