We’re more than just a nursery group. We’re the UK’s most innovative early-years education provider.
At N Family Club, we dreamed of reimagining early years education. Becoming a place that fosters creativity, embraces a curriculum-led approach, and prepares children for the modern world. We’re proudly making our dream a reality – and we want you to be a part of it!
As a Flexi Front of House Manager at N Family, you’ll use your people and organisational skills to go beyond for parents, children, and your team every single day. You’ll support management to keep the nursery running smoothly, manage the kitchen and cleaning teams, and take the lead on rotas, budgets, and procurement. You’ll also bring flexibility and energy to your work, helping the nursery cover varied shift patterns to provide outstanding operational support.
Our nurseries are located in Chertsey, Weybridge, Cobham, Ockham, Leatherhead, Guildford, Godalming, Redhill. You'll choose your preferred base nursery, with opportunities to support other N Family Club nurseries when needed.
Your key responsibilities
- Be the face of the nursery and N Family Club, welcoming our parents and children each day and being their first point of contact over email and telephone;
- Own the ‘Go Beyond’ experience within the nursery - including ensuring our Parent Breakfast Bar is well-stocked and well-presented every morning and creating a warm and inviting atmosphere;
- Be responsible for managing parent communications; ensuring all emails are responded to within the allocated SLAs, responding to parent surveys, actioning sessional change requests, and ensuring personal tours happen on time.
- Organising and overseeing new children’s settling in sessions
- Line management of the Nursery Operations team (kitchen and cleaning), working collaboratively to ensure cleaning and kitchen standards meet that of N and industry regulations.
- Liaison with the Facilities and Maintenance team to ensure that the building is kept in impeccable condition, and any repairs are carried out quickly and safely
- Own the operational management of the nursery, operating all of our ‘behind the scenes’ systems, processes and procedures, including budgeting, pipedrive (occupancy), invoicing, procurement and the creation of team rotas in line with capacity.
- Responsibility for commercial performance, including the ongoing monitoring of occupancy to reach our 95% target, management of the waiting list and sending of relevant updates, processing of notices and reselling of notices, management of plan changes and management of the inbox and responsibility for parent emails / updates.
- Assisting the people team with compliance actions such as in-person Right to Work verifications
- Assisting our marketing team with the creation of our regular nursery newsletter
- Assisting our Events Coordinator with our curated programme of Family Club events, aiding with the planning, procuring, staffing and driving of attendance
- Ensure that daily, weekly, monthly and termly HandS-related tasks and checks happen promptly and thoroughly with any concerns followed up on; continually ensuring all policies, procedures and practices are embedded and reflective of an open culture of behavioural safety.
- Work a flexible work pattern within the nursery opening hours (6.30am-7.30pm) with the flexibility to attend out of hours meetings and events as required.
- Be a role model for exceptionally high standards, never cutting corners, thriving on feedback and leading on operational excellence!
- Responsible for always adhering to the company's H&S policy: “Statement of Intent"
- Provide cover in Family Rooms for any team absences, lunch cover and appointments, be able to provide good care and model good practice for all ages meeting the Welfare requirements;
Our Flexi Front of House Managers should have...
- Experience either in a customer facing role or an operational role
- Proven track record of prioritising and multi-tasking under pressure
- Experienced, and competent, user of ICT systems (including Mac computers) and willingness to develop skills. Must be competent in Google suite, specifically navigating Google Sheets due the role updating spreadsheets on a daily basis.
- Experience of budget management and procurement
A solution-focused decision maker, with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to achieve N Family Club’s wildly important goals
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Qualifications:
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Higher education qualification or relevant professional experience
Personal attributes
- Passion and positivity (you always see the glass half full)
- Able to communicate and influence clearly using a variety of techniques (oral and in writing)
- A rigorous, structured and organised approach to everything you do
- A love for parent partnerships (you really want to make people happy)
- Able to reflect on oneself, respond positively and improve
- Happy to work an early/ late shift pattern and the occasional weekend/ evening
- High energy brought to every task you take on, and a solutions-driven approach to problems
- Able to manage workload and time effectively to deliver desired results
The N Advantage package
- Competitive pay – £16.29ph - £21.93ph (including 12.07% holiday entitlement), based on experience and dedication.
- Flexible hours that suit your lifestyle – This role is offered on a Casual Working Agreement (0-hour contract), giving you the flexibility to choose shifts that work for you.
- Daily Perks – Complimentary lunch and drinks every day.
- Referral Bonuses – Earn up to £1,000 for every friend you refer who joins N Family Club.
- Socials & wellbeing – Annual parties like our Festive Winter Party and Summer BBQ, team events, and our Wellbeing Week.
- Amazing discounts – save on groceries, shopping, fitness and more
- Nursery Benefits - exemption from our nursery joining & acceptance fees
- Flexibility to join permanently – If you choose to join us permanently, you may receive a welcome bonus of up to £1,000!
Why N Family Club?
At N Family Club, we’re reimagining early years education – and we want you to be a part of it. We’re a certified Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s most innovative early years groups. With top salaries, unmatched benefits, and real career progression, we put our people first.
Join us today to spark big ideas in young minds and shape a career you’ll love.
If you think you got what it takes, click apply and fill in our super quick (1 min) application form!
If you want to read more about N, our benefits and work culture, visit our Careers website or our Glassdoor Page.
At N, we have a commitment to safeguarding our children and thoughtfully prioritise the safety and well-being of everyone in our nurseries. As part of our commitment to ensuring a secure environment, we diligently adhere to the guidance provided by regulatory bodies. Our dedication to safer recruitment practices is underscored by our compliance with key legislation designed to protect vulnerable individuals.
By embracing these laws and legislation (DBS Code of Practice; DBS Referral Guidance; Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Regulated Activity), we uphold the highest standards of safety and accountability, fostering a nurturing environment where everyone can thrive.
Click here for more information on our commitments.
In line with Safer Recruitment and Keeping Everyone Safe, N Family Club will carry out online searches for all shortlisted candidates including a Google and Social Media search. Any information found from the online searches, may be discussed at the interview stage.
Because N Family Club involves regulated activity, the successful applicant may be required to undergo an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check (including barred list checks). Employment is conditional upon satisfactory clearance and rigorous safer recruitment checks.
