Job Title - Deputy Manager_ (previously -3rd in Charge)_ - Rocking Horse Nursery (Saint Nicholas School)
About the Role
Contract Type: Full time (40 hours). Permanent, all year round.
Salary: £28,187
Level 3 Qualification (or higher) in EYFS required
Hours: 8 hour shift within the operational window of 7.00am and 6.00pm
The Position
The Rocking Horse Nursery, opened in January 2023, is offering an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, motivated, qualified and professional practitioner to join and help manage our friendly and experienced team.
The Rocking Horse Nursery provides care for children from 3 months of age, 51 weeks of the year. The setting consists of fully equipped individual rooms for each age range, a large dedicated outside space as well as the use of the beautiful school grounds and access to the petting animals on site.
The core purpose of the role will be to work as part of the management team to provide professional leadership and management to the nursery staff, ensuring an outstanding level of care, play and educational activities to support the all-round development of the children who attend the nursery.
The Successful applicant
The successful candidate must be able to:-
- Distribute warm hugs as and when needed
- Have the confidence to sing (in or out of tune) in front of a crowd
- Whip up a mud pie in all weathers conditions
- Drink pretend cups of tea with great enthusiasm
- Create an inviting and stimulating environment for the children in their care
- Be prepared to feel loved, special and to become an important person in the lives of many young children and their families.
Benefits include:-
- Lunch provided
- 29 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) plus paid Christmas closure
- Training opportunities, in house and external
- Career progression
- Uniform provided
- Pension scheme
- On-site parking
- Enhanced well-being program
If you feel that you have the skills and qualifications needed to contribute towards making our new Nursery outstanding, we would love to hear from you.
Application Process
All applications must be made through our advert on MyNewTerm to satisfy the safer recruitment requirements. Please find the advert here: https://mynewterm.com/school/Saint-Nicholas-School/115417
If you have any questions about the role, please contact our HR Manager, Hannah Draper at [email protected]
Key responsibilities etc
For details of key responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification available on our website.
https://www.saintnicholasschool.net/our-community/vacancies
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,187.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Nursery Practitioner: 1 year (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- qualification for EYFS (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
