This Outstanding nursery school in Lewes needs an experienced early years professional to join the team as Deputy Manager.
You will work with the floor-based Manager and your salary will start at £16.00ph with the potential for an uplift after 3 months.
Your job will be to support the Manager, who is in the classroom every day. You will Lead in an area, work closely with the parents, be central to the planning, help guide the team and deputise for the Manager when she's on annual leave.
The nursery is independent, mid-sized (no more than 45 children a day) and focused on teaching. We don't believe in box ticking and everyone is recognised for the contribution they make to the setting.
Children of different ages happily mix together in the bright and homely classroom and there is free-flow outdoor learning, which helps us create a calm, relaxed atmosphere across the nursery.
We use the nature field next door for Forest School and the children take regular walks to local places of interest such as the duck pond, Lewes castle and the town’s beautiful parks and gardens.
This is a permanent, full time role. Travel is usually easy as you’ll have use of an on-site car park and there are great public transport links from Eastbourne, Brighton, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.
See our Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/TheOldSchoolHouseNurseryLewes/ ] or Instagram [ https://www.instagram.com/schoolhousenurseries1/ ] pages for more on what it's like in our classroom.
Responsibilities
· To work with the Manager to achieve our objectives, namely: a nursery where the children are safe and happy; where the children have fun and make friends; but also a nursery which encourages independence and taps into a child’s natural enthusiasm for learning.
· When the Manager is not in the classroom, to lead the classroom team, ensuring the setting’s standards on safety, care and teaching are maintained to the highest level.
· To work as a key person.
· To role model best practice to other staff.
· To deputise for the Manager when she is on annual leave, taking on the Manager’s responsibilities, particularly in regard to the safe running of the nursery.
Candidate requirements
· The minimum experience and qualification requirements are 2 years in early years and a Level 3 in childcare.
· You’ll also need to be articulate, confident, and passionate about early years and education.
· Forest School qualifications would be beneficial as would an interest in Montessori.
· A good knowledge of the EYFS and the statutory framework is essential.
· You must be able to show how you would manage a team.
Rewards and benefits
· £16.00ph.
· 28 days annual leave.
· A comprehensive induction and on-going training programme.
· Company pension.
To apply, email us, attaching your CV.
School House Nurseries follow a safer recruitment and selection process. Following an interview you will be expected to pass the referencing stage and pass a full / enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to employment.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
No agencies please.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3 Childcare (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road
