Deputy Nursery Manager - Working Mums Battersea, SW11
Full-time, permanent | 194–196 Sheepcote Lane, London SW11 5BP
Come and work somewhere with a bit of character.
Working Mums Battersea sits inside The Old Court, a beautiful historic building we've called home since 2015. Think high ceilings, a mezzanine, huge windows and light everywhere - plus a courtyard garden with a walk-in sandpit that the babies pour straight out into.
We're a 66-place nursery for children from three months to five years, split across four rooms: Discoverers and Explorers for our babies downstairs, then Inventors and our Little Einsteins pre-school room upstairs. Our team is long-standing, our curriculum is child-centred, and our managers are on the floor with you, not behind a door.
What you'll be doing
- Acting as key person to a small group of children - building real attachments, knowing their families, championing their next steps
- Planning and leading play that follows the children's interests, indoors and out
- Observing, assessing and recording progress in line with the EYFS
- Working in genuine partnership with parents, with honest daily feedback
- Keeping children safe, secure and thriving, and following our safeguarding procedures without exception
What we're looking for
- A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification (Level 2 considered for the right person)
- Warmth, energy and patience - the things that can't be taught
- Solid working knowledge of the EYFS and safeguarding requirements
- Someone who wants to be in the play, not watching it from the side
- Paediatric first aid and food hygiene training welcome, but we'll fund it if you don't have it
What we offer
- Up to 41k per annum, with annual review
- 95% childcare discount for your own children
- Fully funded qualifications and CPD - Level 3, Level 5, Forest School and more
- Genuine progression: most of our room leaders and deputies were promoted internally
- Company pension, employee assistance programme, refer-a-friend bonus
- Hours between 8:00am and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday, with early and late shifts on rota
Working Mums is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check with barred list, satisfactory references covering your full employment history, and an online search. We follow Keeping Children Safe in Education and Ofsted safer recruitment requirements throughout. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find the right person.
Pay: Up to £41,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
