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Senior Nursery Room Leader

Busy BeesHarlow, Essex🇬🇧United Kingdom

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SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationHarlow, Essex, United Kingdom
Mental Health

Job description

Role Overview:

Lead, Inspire and Make a Difference at Busy Bees Harlow

At Busy Bees Harlow, we're looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Room Leader to help shape exceptional early years experiences, support our talented team, and inspire children to thrive every day.
If you're a confident leader who enjoys developing others, sharing best practice, and creating outstanding learning environments, this could be the perfect next step in your childcare career.

Why You'll Love This Role

As our Senior Room Leader, you'll play a key role in supporting multiple rooms, promoting high-quality practice, and helping to create a nursery environment where children, families and colleagues feel valued and supported.
You'll be a role model for your team, bringing positivity, leadership and expertise to every day while ensuring children receive the very best start in life.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Leading and supporting colleagues across multiple rooms
  • Sharing best practice and helping maintain exceptional standards
  • Supporting and mentoring team members in their professional development
  • Creating engaging learning experiences that inspire curiosity and confidence
  • Building strong relationships with children, families and colleagues
  • Championing outstanding care, learning and safeguarding practices
  • Bringing our innovative Bee Curious curriculum to life
Every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful impact on children's learning and development.

Why Busy Bees?

Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries nationwide and a shared passion for helping children achieve their full potential.
We're equally committed to our people. Whether you're looking to strengthen your leadership skills or progress further in your career, we'll provide the support, training and opportunities to help you succeed.
When you join Busy Bees, you'll become part of a team where your contributions are recognised, your ideas are valued, and your development is encouraged.

About Busy Bees Harlow

Our Ofsted-rated Good nursery welcomes up to 105 children and is home to a long-standing team dedicated to providing exceptional childcare in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Located within a business park, our nursery offers:
  • Free staff parking
  • Flexible shift patterns to support work-life balance
  • A welcoming and collaborative team culture
  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
We're proud of the positive environment we've created and are excited to welcome another passionate leader to our growing team.


Busy Bees Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Ongoing professional development and career progression
  • Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge 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 new practices.

But wait, there’s more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array huge of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.

Role Responsibilities:

What to Expect as a Senior Nursery Room Leader:

  • 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.
Required Qualifications:

Ideal Candidate:

  • 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.

Take the next step in your leadership career at Busy Bees—apply today!

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