Role Overview:
Join Busy Bees Guildford Fitzsimmons Place
Ready to take the next step in your early years career? At Busy Bees Guildford Fitzsimmons Place, we're looking for a passionate and inspiring Room Leader to help shape exceptional learning experiences for children and support a thriving nursery team.
As a Room Leader, you'll play a key role in leading your room, motivating your colleagues, and creating a nurturing environment where children feel safe, confident, and excited to learn every day.
Why Busy Bees?
Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries nationwide and many more around the world. We're passionate about giving every child the best start in life, and we're equally committed to helping our people grow, develop, and succeed.
When you join Busy Bees, you'll become part of a supportive team where your voice is heard, your achievements are recognised, and your professional development is encouraged every step of the way.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and inspiring your room team to deliver outstanding care and learning experiences
- Supporting children's development through engaging, age-appropriate activities
- Bringing our innovative Bee Curious curriculum to life
- Building strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues
- Ensuring the highest standards of safety, wellbeing, and educational practice
- Acting as a positive role model and supporting team development
About Our Nursery
Busy Bees Guildford Fitzsimmons Place is a welcoming, vibrant nursery that cares for up to 124 children. Our experienced and long-standing team is passionate about creating a positive environment where children can flourish and colleagues feel supported.
The nursery is ideally located with:
- A bus stop just two minutes' walk away
- Guildford train station approximately 10 minutes away on foot
- The town centre within easy walking distance for lunch breaks
- Beautiful riverside walks just five minutes from the nursery
- Free on-site staff parking
Whether you're looking to progress your leadership career or join a nursery that genuinely values its people, Busy Bees Guildford Fitzsimmons Place offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference every day.
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!
