BrightStart @ Compass is a small 30 place nursery in North Hull.
We are looking for a driven, motivated individual who can support the Manager to continue with the company's ethos around providing a high quality, child-led approach to early years childcare & education, where holistic opportunities are given for children to develop a lifelong love of learning around the companies educational programme.
The ideal candidate MUST have a Level 3 (min) full and relevant Early Years Childcare qualification & a strong working ethos to provide a high level of care as well as a desire to support the holistic needs of all children from birth to 4 year olds. It would also be an advantage if the candidate had proven experience in leadership and management of a team, with a good understanding of following established policies & procedures, working alongside the Manager. However, the company feels this could also be an ideal opportunity for a current long standing Early Years Practitioner or Room Lead to take that next step in Nursery Management, due to the company's development & training programme. We will be more than happy to have an informal chat with anyone interested in progressing in their Early Years career.
Safeguarding experience is essential as well as a knowledge of SEN & Health & Safety. A proven desire to promote teamwork within the BrightStart 'family', and to support the manager to continue their work in embedding a sustainability ethos & a sense of community with everyone who uses the nursery.
BrightStart Day Nurseries are committed to Safer Recruitment & all successful candidates will have to undertake DBS checks & references as part of the selection process.
This position can be based on a min of 35 hours per week & is an all year round position.
Salary posted is based on 40 hours per week/52 weeks per year
PLEASE NOTE IT WOULD BE PREFFERED THAT DEPUTY MANAGER CANDIDATES HOLD A GCSE OR EQUIVALENT IN MATHS, however we would be happy to consider individuals who are prepared to undertake & complete this at their own cost to support their own future development.
We hope to find creative & fun individual to join our team of 'BrightStars.' Who has a warm smile and can make every child feel special & loved. If a child requests that you be a princess, you will want to be the very best princess you can be, singing in tune is not necessary but being able to sing in front of a crowd is essential, especially frozen or most tunes from Disney.
- You must possess the skills to rapidly headcount the heads of numerous small moving people & must feel comfortable entering public places on the way home with unknown substances on your clothing. You must be able to stay focuses in environments with high noise levels, pretend to eat play dough creations, moo like a cow & munch like a giraffe.
- You must feel comfortable with being asked personal questions like 'do you go to the toilet, what did you have for lunch, are you married?' & also comfortable sitting on furniture that doesn't contain your behind. You must be able to read a story out loud and be happy to get at least one interruption per page & authentically show an interest in bugs & creepy crawlies, even if they are your biggest fear on earth.
- You must be focused on meeting not only the child's needs, but their parents, carers & any other adult who feels they 'know what is needed'. You must want to engage the parents & understand that they know their child best & provide excellent customer service.
If you feel you fit the bill please send your CV & covering letter detailing your recent experience & we will respond to any suitable candidates with an application form to be completed by return, we can be contacted on [email protected].
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE A LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE/EARLY YEARS ONLY (Health & Social Care not suitable)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.50-£14.50 per hour
Work Location: In person
