Nursery Room Leader

22 hours ago

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Busy Bees Full time

Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK

As a 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.


About Us
Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.

About our Nursery 
Busy Bees Oxford, rated Good by Ofsted, is a purpose-built nursery with a capacity of 110 children, supported by a longstanding staff team dedicated to meeting individual needs and providing all children with the best start in life. We enhance our community connections through visits from the local police station and fire service, and we actively contribute to our local food bank by collecting food every winter. Our nursery features a large, secure onsite car park, and we benefit from great bus links just a two-minute walk away. Additionally, we offer free parking for staff, ensuring convenient access to our welcoming environment.


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.

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.

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

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