Senior Room Leader in Harpenden

Senior Room Leader - Busy Bees Harpenden Leyton Road

Are you an experienced Senior Room Leader or Nursery Room Leader looking for your next opportunity in Early Years?

Join Busy Bees and help lead our nursery team, supporting high-quality childcare, early years education and children's development in line with the EYFS framework.

Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We're passionate about giving every child the best start in life and supporting our teams to grow through our unique Bee Curious curriculum.

Join our friendly, experienced team at Busy Bees Harpenden Leyton Road, an Ofsted-rated Good nursery with space for 55 children.

Located in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, our nursery offers excellent transport links to London and surrounding areas, free parking and complimentary staff lunches.

• Competitive salary

• 50% childcare discount

• Up to 28 days' holiday, including bank holidays

• Your birthday off

• Enhanced family leave and return-to-work bonus

• Ongoing training and career progression

• Hive benefits platform with retail discounts and wellbeing support

• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders

• Financial support through Salary Finance

• Cycle to Work scheme and workplace pension

• Discounted Private Medical Insurance

• Opportunities for international travel and learning

Whether you're an experienced Nursery Room Leader or Senior Room Leader, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join the Busy Bees team!

• 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.

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