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. But wait, there's more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive – offering a huge array 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. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area shares the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.
Responsibilities
* 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.
Qualifications
* 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.
Join Our Team at Busy Bees – a leading nursery group in the UK with nearly 400 nurseries and a proud reputation for workplace culture. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and ensuring that every team member feels heard, valued and nurtured.
Why Work at Busy Bees?
We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. Our unique Bee Curious curriculum fosters curiosity and confidence in young learners. Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, you will have fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children’s lives.
Our beautiful Gateshead QE nursery has an Ofsted rating of Good and a capacity of 108. We offer convenient transport links, including bus service to Newcastle city centre, proximity to the A1 and Durham, a 2‑minute walk to the nearest stop, a 5‑minute walk to Low Fell town centre, and complimentary on‑site parking.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* 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 new practices.
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