Senior Nursery Room Manager

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

Job summary

Busy Bees Nurseries is seeking a Senior Nursery Room Manager for its Godalming location. The role involves guiding a team, ensuring high standards of care, and offering support to children and families. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, this position offers a dynamic and rewarding career path in childcare.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Birthday off

50% childcare discount

Health & Wellbeing Apps

NEST Pension with employer contribution

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Senior Nursery Room Leader, Manager, or Practitioner required.
• Ability to support SEND/ASL needs.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support the nursery team by role modeling best practices.
• Ensure each child's needs are met through careful observations and planning.
• Encourage children's development while managing staff.

Skills

Leadership

Child Development

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 modeling your knowledge and best practices. In this role, you may wish to enroll in a Management Qualification with our in-house training academy to develop your leadership skills and advance your career!

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 50% discount.
• 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 benefits platform where you can explore discounts for your favorite 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 management team.
• As a keyworker, ensuring every 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 ever-evolving. We offer excellent opportunities to work and learn alongside leading practitioners, educators, and managers, supported by sector-leading training in child development. Our 40 years of success reflect our commitment to excellence.

About our Culture

At Busy Bees, our purpose and values are central to everything we do. They guide how our colleagues work, treat each other, and engage with our communities. We promote an inclusive culture and encourage applications from all cultural backgrounds, genders, and abilities.