Senior Nursery Room Leader

Role Overview

Join Our Team at Busy Bees – 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.

You’ll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive – offering a wide range of retail discounts to help your money go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcases the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. In addition, a dedicated Grow with Us area shares exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.

• 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.

• 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.

• Competitive salary of £30,784.00.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression.
• Our 'Hive' benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a wide 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.