An exciting opportunity is available for a dynamic and creative term time only nursery manager to lead a dedicated team in a 40 place day care setting.
If you hold a full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification, are passionate about inspiring and leading a team to deliver outstanding care and education to children, and want to be part of a high performing nursery management team – our Nursery Manager opportunity would be perfect for you.
What you’ll be doing
· Lead our nursery teams to deliver outstanding care to all the children in your setting
· Through your inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention, and performance in the nursery
· Work in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure your nursery is fully recruited , encouraging a diverse workforce
· Role model and mentor your nursery team to ensure the highest quality early childhood practice and experience for all children, including children with special education needs and/or disabilities
· Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture
· Work with the Area Manager, Operations Director and Finance teams to identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth within the nursery
· Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery
What we can offer you
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
· A highly competitive salary
· Access to our extensive library of training and qualifications, to support your continuous development
- Bonus incentives
- Discounted childcare
- Well being support
What we’re looking for
· Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
· Experience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar)
· Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection.
· Experience of developing high performance teams, with effective regulatory compliance, quality improvement, delivery of high quality pedagogy, innovation and service excellence
· Confident decision maker, with ability to support change and the understanding of the complex relationship between business/commerce and service excellence within a regulated setting
· Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
· Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues, parents and external partners
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Benefits:
Experience:
- Nursery: 3 years (required)
- Childcare: 3 years (required)
- Management: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
