Deputy Nursery Manager
Pay: £36,000 to £40,000
Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager
Location: Hammersmith
Reports to: Nursery Manager
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Contact details: [email protected] / +44 7470862341
At Raphael Nursery we believe in joy! We have a unique opportunity available to join our team as a Deputy Nursery Manager.
Childcare can be so rewarding when you’re in the right place and we pride ourselves on creating a warm, inspiring, trustworthy, cooperative space for our families and staff alike.
We place our team at the very centre of what we do, because we know that it’s our people that make our nursery so special! We want our team to bring their whole selves to work; to have fun, to be creative and to love what they do! That’s how we provide incredible education and care for every child and family.
We invest into our people, both with exceptional training and progression, but also financially! We don’t just talk about recognition, we provide it – both with excellent salaries, training and a fantastic bonus scheme paid twice a year, rewarding your hard work!
Our Benefits
- Excellent salaries
- Childcare discount of 75%
- Bi-Annual Bonus Scheme
- 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays this goes up to 36 days annual leave (incldg. bank holidays) from your first year and increasing to 40 days with bank holidays
- Sick Pay
- Company Pension
- Free lunches
- Support for higher level qualifications and fully funded training
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Support for career progression
We are growing and we’d love for you to join us on our journey! At Raphael Nursery we value diversity, integrity, and care, and we want our children, staff and community to feel that “joie de vivre”.
The Role
As a Deputy Nursery Manager, you will support the Nursery Manager in leading the team to deliver outstanding care and education for all children within the setting. You will play a key role in driving employee engagement, supporting staff development, and maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and safeguarding across the nursery.
Working closely with the Nursery Manager, you will assist with the day-to-day operation of the nursery, ensuring the nursery operates effectively, safely, and in line with statutory and company requirements. You will deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence, taking responsibility for the overall management of the nursery, including safeguarding, staffing, and operational decisions.
You will support the implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures and may act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) or Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), where appropriate. You will work in partnership with colleagues, parents and carers, and support office teams to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing staff while contributing to occupancy growth, quality improvement, and the delivery of exceptional childcare and education.
You will also support the Nursery Manager in monitoring nursery performance, maintaining staffing ratios, promoting cost efficiency, and identifying opportunities to enhance both the quality of provision and the commercial success of the nursery.
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 Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar)
- Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection would be preferable but not necessary, leading to a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ outcome
- 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 understanding of complex relationship between commercial and service excellence within a regulated setting
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
- Strong knowledge in Safer Recruitment
- Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carers
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments for applicants throughout the recruitment process. Please note that, due to the nature of our sector, all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits
- Childcare
- Company events
- Bi-annual bonuses
- Company pension
- Free delicious meals from our Chef at the nursery
- Weekly employee support and training from highly qualified professionals
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Weekly support and generous Annual Leave policy
- Sick pay policy
Work Location: In person in Hammersmith nursery
Pay: £36,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
