Senior nursery manager Work, Jobs in Bristol, Bst (with Salaries)

Nursery Manager - Bristol
Family Adventures Group —Bristol
- £39,000 - £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Communication skills
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Nursery Manager
VVG GROUP —Brislington
- Up to £44,000 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Management
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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2d
Product Manager (Senior/Lead)
Spruce —Bristol
- £80,000 - £120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- Product management
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Third in Charge
Grandir UK —Bristol
- £13.50 - £14.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Nursery Manager
Busy Bees —Trowbridge
- £40,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Preschool
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible schedule
Nursery Manager - Kids Planet Midford Road
Kids Planet Nurseries —Bath
- IT
- Life insurance
Senior Nursery Room Leader
Busy Bees —Bristol
- £15.80 an hour
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Early Years Practitioner (Level 3), St Phillips, Bristol
Family Adventures Group —Bristol
- £13.00 - £13.75 an hour
- Full-time
- Communication skills
Early Years Pratitioner
Mendip House Nursery and Pre-school —North Somerset
- £28,000 - £31,291 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Preschool
- In-person
- Paid training
- Annual leave
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5d
Early Years Apprentice - St Phillips, Bristol
Family Adventures Group —Bristol
- £8 an hour
- Full-time
- Mentoring
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1d
Early Years Apprentice - Worle, South West
Family Adventures Group —Weston-super-Mare
- £8 a month
- Full-time
- Mentoring
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Early Years Practitioner (Level 3) - Weston Super Mare
Family Adventures Group —Weston-super-Mare
- £13 an hour
- Full-time
- Communication skills
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East Harptree Nursery - Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship
Impact Futures Candidate Team —Bristol
- £13 an hour
- Part-time
- BLS Certification
- School
- Annual leave
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Nursery Manager - Bristol

Family Adventures Group -
Bristol

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Job details

Full-time
£39,000 - £42,000 a year

Qualifications

Early childhood education
Mentoring
Paediatric First Aid Certification
Leadership
Communication skills

Full job description

Nursery Manager

Responsible to: Head of Region
Responsible for: Deputy Managers, Senior Practitioners, Practitioners & Support Staff
Key Role: Leadership of Quality, Compliance, People & Operational Performance Across Multiple Nurseries

Hours - 40 hours per week, over 4 or 5 days per week.

Salary - from £40,000 per annum

Job Purpose

The Senior Nursery Manager provides strategic and operational leadership across a group of nurseries, ensuring consistently high-quality care, education and safeguarding. They coach Nursery Managers to deliver excellent outcomes, maintain operational consistency, and drive continuous improvement—actively demonstrating and embedding the company values of Accountable, Reliable, Caring and Honest (ARCH) in all areas of leadership.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Quality Leadership

Create and communicate a clear vision for high-quality provision aligned with organisational values.
Lead quality assurance cycles (audits, observations, moderations).
Ensure action plans are measurable, timebound and linked to improved child outcomes.
Strengthen safeguarding culture across all settings with high DSL standards.

Operational Excellence

Ensure operational consistency across all settings, implementing policies and systems with reliability and accountability.
Oversee staffing structures, workforce planning, deployment and ratios.
Ensure all nurseries are Ofsted/CIW-ready, with strong evidence of impact.

People

Coach and mentor Nursery Managers, modelling caring and honest feedback.
Oversea performance management, succession planning and team development.
Support with complex HR cases including conduct, capability and wellbeing.
Promote staff engagement, retention and wellbeing practices.

Financial Awareness (supporting Head of Region)

Support Nursery Managers to understand budgets, wage control and occupancy performance.
Review weekly KPIs with managers (occupancy, staffing %, debt, training compliance).
Identify opportunities for efficiencies or commercial improvements.

External Partnerships

Build effective relationships with LAs, SEND services, external agencies and parents.
Support nurseries through Ofsted/CIW inspections and follow-up improvement plans.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Nursery Manager with strong quality outcomes.
Solid understanding of EYFS, safeguarding, Ofsted and compliance.
Experience coaching or mentoring other leaders.
Strong communication, influence and leadership.

Desirable

Experience overseeing multiple settings or acting as a regional quality lead.

Qualifications

Level 5 Early Years or Leadership qualification (Level 6 desirable).
DSL trained.
Safer Recruitment.
Paediatric First Aid.
IOSH Managing Safely (desirable).

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Early Years Practitioner (Level 3) - Weston Super Mare

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