Role Overview:

Join Our Team at Busy Bees – One of the UK's Leading Nursery Groups

About the Role

Are you passionate about early years education and ready to take the next step in your career? As a Room Leader at Busy Bees, you will take responsibility for leading and managing a nursery room, ensuring children receive the highest standards of care, education and support.

You will play an important role in guiding and motivating your team, creating a positive and stimulating learning environment, and ensuring that activities and educational approaches meet the individual needs of every child. This is a rewarding leadership opportunity where you can share your knowledge, support colleagues and make a lasting difference to children's early development.

About Busy Bees

Busy Bees is one of the UK's leading nursery groups, with almost 400 nurseries across the UK and additional settings overseas. We are passionate about providing every child with the best possible start in life through outstanding childcare and early years education.

We are proud of our award-winning workplace culture and our commitment to creating an environment where every employee feels respected, appreciated and supported. We believe in recognising individual contributions and providing opportunities for our team members to grow and progress.

Why Work at Busy Bees?

At Busy Bees, we offer a friendly and supportive working environment where you can develop your professional skills and build a rewarding career in early years education.

As a Room Leader, you will have the opportunity to inspire your team, encourage excellent practice and create exciting learning experiences that allow children to develop, explore and reach their full potential.

You will also be introduced to our exclusive Bee Curious curriculum, which is designed to inspire curiosity, encourage creativity and build confidence in young learners through meaningful play and exploration.

About Our Nursery – Busy Bees Braintree Great Notley

Come and become part of our fantastic team at Busy Bees Braintree Great Notley, an Ofsted-rated Outstanding nursery with the capacity to care for up to 104 children.

Our nursery is supported by a dedicated and experienced team who are passionate about delivering exceptional childcare and education. We are particularly proud of our triple Outstanding rating, reflecting our commitment to maintaining the highest standards and providing children with a safe, happy and nurturing environment.

Our setting benefits from a spacious outdoor garden, offering plenty of opportunities for children to enjoy outdoor play, explore their surroundings and develop new skills.

Situated in a convenient village location, the nursery has good transport links to Chelmsford, Bishop's Stortford and Stansted, making it easily accessible for both staff and families. We also provide free on-site parking for our employees.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a high-quality nursery, develop your leadership experience and take the next step in your early years career while working alongside a supportive and passionate 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:

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of age-appropriate activities and curriculum in your room.
• Create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment for children.
• Foster a high-performing team through supportive leadership and collaboration.
• Oversee the development and wellbeing of children, ensuring their progress is tracked and communicated with parents.
• Take on the role of Key Person, ensuring the holistic development and personal care needs of a group of children.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met, maintaining a clean and secure environment.

Required Qualifications:

Ideal Candidate:

• Level 3 qualification or above in early years education.
• Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory experience an advantage ideally as a Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Room Manager or Nursery Practitioner.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Passionate about fostering children’s development and creating positive relationships with families.

Make a positive impact on young learners—apply now!