Nursery manager Work, Jobs in Pitsford, Nth (with Salaries)

Head of Safeguarding Investigation
Bright Horizons —Northampton
- From £68,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- No degree
- Travel
- Employee discount
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6h
Deputy Nursery Manager
Fountain of Knowledge Montessori Nursery School —Northampton
- From £30,513 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Supervising experience
- First Aid Certification
- Annual leave
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2d
Pre-School Deputy Manager
Puddleducks Day Nursery —Northampton
- £18,824 a year
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Preschool
- IT
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14d
Safeguarding Divisional Lead
Bright Horizons —Northampton
- From £43,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Employee discount
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6h
Deputy Nursery Manager
Childbase Partnership —Rugby
- £35,178.00 - £40,033.50 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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6d
Room Leader -Ashbourne Day Nurseries -Pineham
Ashbourne Day Nurseries —Northampton
- Up to £13 an hour
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Experience working with children
- Organisational skills
- Employee discount
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1d
Room Leader
Grandir UK —Milton Keynes
- £27,456 - £29,552 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Assistant Manager - Ashbourne Day Nurseries - Milton Keynes Central
Ashbourne Day Nurseries —Milton Keynes
- Up to £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Store discount
- Employee discount
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1d
Experienced Room Leader (Level 3 Early Years)
Nurture and Grow Childcare —Milton Keynes
- £14.55 - £15.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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9d
Nursery Manager - Ashbourne Day Nurseries - Swanbourne
Ashbourne Day Nurseries —Milton Keynes
- Up to £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Preschool
- In-person
- Store discount
- Employee discount
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Nursery Support Manager
Childbase Partnership —Milton Keynes
- £42,178.50 - £55,419.00 a year
- Full-time
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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1d
Senior Forest School Leader
Acorn Early Years Foundation —Castlethorpe
- £15.00 - £15.80 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- School
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Deputy Manager
Mucky Pups Childcare —Corby
- £29,000 - £32,000 a year
- 8 hour shift
- In-person
- Leadership
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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Nursery Manager
Nurture and Grow Childcare —Milton Keynes
- £34,800 - £36,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Referral programme
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8d
Assistant Nursery Manager
Busy Bees —Leicester
- £31,969.40 a year
- Temporary
- Administrative experience
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Nursery Deputy Manager - Maternity Cover
St. Georges Nursery - Bobblewood —Leicester
- Up to £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Management
- Driving
- Referral programme
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Room Leader- Pre-School
Banana Moon Day Nurseries —Kempston
- £28,000 - £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Preschool
- First Aid Certification
- School
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Deputy Manager - Kids Planet Knightlow
Kids Planet Day Nurseries —Stretton under Fosse
- Leadership
- School
- Life insurance
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Nursery Manager
Little Explorer Day Nursery Ltd —Leicester
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Management
- English
- Free parking
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Room Leader - Kids Planet Wigston
Kids Planet Day Nurseries —Wigston Magna
- Full-time
- Leadership
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Head of Safeguarding Investigation

Bright Horizons -
Northampton

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Job details

Full-time
From £68,000 a year
6 hours ago

Benefits

Employee discount

Qualifications

Early childhood education
Analysis skills
Mentoring
Leadership

Full job description

Head of Safeguarding Investigation

Full Time / 37.50 hours per week / Monday to Friday

Remote with some travel to our Nurseries and our offices in Northampton and London

Salary From £68k per annum

Closing Date for this role: 15th August 2026

All applicants need to attach an up-to-date CV to be considered.

Purpose of the Role

The Head of Safeguarding Investigation is responsible for leading the organisation's safeguarding investigation function, ensuring that concerns involving children or adults working with children are assessed, investigated and concluded consistently, proportionately and in line with safeguarding legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice. The role provides strategic leadership, governance and quality assurance across all safeguarding investigations, driving organisational learning, continuous improvement and effective risk management to support the safety and wellbeing of children.

What We Can Offer You:

Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
Flexible working and holiday entitlements
Discounted childcare
Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks
Annual gala award evening
Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more
Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Why Bright Horizons?

Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 270+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Key Accountabilities

Define and own the safeguarding investigation thresholds and decision-making criteria, and escalation criteria ensuring consistent application across the organisation and alignment with statutory, regulatory and best practice standards
Ensure safeguarding investigations are conducted with a thorough understanding of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) process, Regulatory expectations, statutory Safeguarding requirements recognising when concerns meet referral thresholds, maintaining effective information sharing, and ensuring emerging concerns, new allegations or investigation findings are appropriately shared, escalated and managed through relevant external processes
Act as the organisational authority on safeguarding investigation decisions, providing professional leadership, expert guidance and challenge, escalating support to senior leaders
Lead and continuously develop the safeguarding investigation framework, ensuring investigations are robust, child-centred, evidence-based, proportionate and capable of withstanding internal, external and regulatory scrutiny.
Establish and embed investigation standards, methodologies, governance arrangements and performance measures, driving a high-quality, efficient and consistent investigation service.
Develop, implement and oversee robust quality assurance processes to ensure that safeguarding investigations meet organisational, statutory and regulatory standards.
Conduct regular audits and quality assurance reviews of safeguarding investigations, providing feedback, challenge and oversight to ensure consistent, high-quality investigation practice and decision-making across the team.
Provide strategic oversight for complex, and direction for complex, high-risk, serious and sensitive safeguarding investigations, offering expert challenge, professional judgement and assurance regarding approach, findings and outcomes. Represent the organisation at external agency meetings where required.
Maintain strategic relationships and provide oversight of safeguarding investigations involving external agencies, including LADO, Children's Services, Ofsted, DBS, Police and other regulatory or safeguarding bodies as appropriate.
Monitor investigation performance and ensure investigations are progressed efficiently, improving timeliness, consistency, quality and effectiveness of case resolution,
Identify key themes, trends, emerging risks and systemic issues arising from safeguarding investigations, translating learning into organisational improvements, policy development and preventative safeguarding activity.
Produce clear, insightful reporting, analysis and quality assurance on investigation activity, risks and outcomes for senior leadership and external stakeholders, including regulators
Work collaboratively with Operations, HR and Legal to ensure a joined-up, consistent and compliant approach to safeguarding risk and investigations

Essential Experience

Significant experience leading or overseeing complex investigations within safeguarding, regulatory, compliance or risk environments
Experience within early years, education
Strong understanding of safeguarding frameworks, legislation and investigation best practice
Experience designing or embedding frameworks, criteria or governance models to support consistent decision-making
Demonstrated capability in managing high-risk, sensitive or complex cases with sound judgement and integrity
Experience influencing senior stakeholders and operating at a leadership level
Ability to translate investigation outcomes into organisational insight, learning and improvement actions
Experience of effective team leadership, coaching and mentoring
Demonstrates evidence and experience of applying effective analytical skills and using problem solving skills to foresee obstacles and make strategic decisions.

Desirable Experience

Experience working with external agencies or inspection bodies (e.g. Ofsted or equivalent)
Knowledge of legal processes relating to safeguarding, or investigations
Experience building or leading specialist investigation or case management capability

Qualifications

Relevant degree or equivalent experience (e.g. Law, Criminology, Social Care, HR, Risk) – Desirable
Professional qualification in investigations, safeguarding or compliance – Desirable

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application!

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