Job Description – Nursery Manager
Smarties Day Nursery is a lovely 30 place nursery with a dedicated hardworking team who are passionate about ensuring every opportunity is filled with love, laughter, awe, and learning. We have a strong family atmosphere, and we prepare children exceptionally well for their first steps towards primary school. We pride ourselves on keeping our practice reflective and up to date, so that we can provide the best opportunities for every child, every day. Our nursery provides a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven Nursery Manager to join this special place.
Job Purpose:
The responsibilities include:
- To create a safe, caring, and welcoming setting in which parents are happy to entrust their child, and where their child is encouraged and supported to flourish in an enabling and stimulating environment.
- Strong leadership and management skills to ensure the setting can provide outstanding childcare to our children and families, and that it is an enjoyable place to work for staff.
- Daily running and administration of the nursery.
- To lead the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage including overseeing planning and record keeping.
- Designated Safeguarding Lead responsibilities for the nursery to promote the health, safety and welfare of children and employees and families in line with our child protection policy.
- Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care, education and provide feedback to create a consistent approach of early years practice to include but not limited to regular 1:1 meetings, supervisions and appraisals.
- Managing Staff ratios, waiting list, registration visits and ensuring the nursery is at full occupancy.
- Responsibility for full compliance of the nursery setting in all areas – i.e., health and safety, food safety and allergy management.
- Implement and reinforce the company policies, procedures, and processes.
- Providing parents with information, support and communication that is required.
- Working closely with external support agencies.
- Delivering standards which ensure the highest possible inspection grading.
- Have excellent knowledge on the financial aspect with regards to fees and invoices.
- Implement in-house and external training to suit the needs of the staff team, and one that inspires and leads ambitious practice, and helps professional and personal development.
- Skills/Qualifications:
- A full and relevant level 3 qualification or above
- DBS enhanced disclosure
- Safeguarding training and qualification
- Minimum of 3 year’s post qualifying experience
- Sound IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office programmes, social media platforms and online portals effectively
- Outstanding implementation of the OFSTED standards/regulations
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Good understanding of SEND support provision
- Note - This Job Description provides an overview of the principal accountabilities of the post at this point in time; your accountabilities will include but will not be limited to those detailed. It is anticipated that the content of posts will evolve and change over time, providing further opportunities for professional growth and development. As such the balance of duties within the job description will change within the broad remit of the post.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Nursery: 3 years (required)
- Nursery experience: 3 years (required)
- Childcare: 3 years (required)
- Management: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
