Senior Nursery Room Manager

TN United Kingdom; Godalming; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Busy Bees is seeking a Senior Nursery Room Manager for their Godalming Bridge Road Nursery. The role involves guiding a team, ensuring children's needs are met, and providing leadership in a dynamic childcare environment. With a competitive salary and numerous benefits, this position offers a fantastic opportunity for professional growth in a supportive culture.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Birthday off

50% Childcare Discounts

Health & Wellbeing Apps

NEST Pension with 3% employer contribution

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Nursery Room Leader, Manager, or Practitioner.
• Ability to support children with SEND/ASL needs.
• Experience in observations, assessments, and planning for children's development.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support the team by role modelling knowledge and best practices.
• Ensure individual child's needs are met and support parents.
• Encourage children's development and manage the team of practitioners.

Skills

Childcare

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 at our Busy Bees Godalming Bridge Road 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 potentially secure 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 responsibilities of a Senior Room Leader at Busy Bees include:

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

To qualify for this 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 alongside leading Practitioners, Educators, and Managers in the industry, along with best-in-sector training and support in child development. Our 40 years of success speak to our commitment to excellence.

About the Culture

At Busy Bees, our purpose and values are at the heart of everything 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 from all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities.