An opportunity has risen for a Nursery Manager position in CM16. This role is a full time role, overseeing and guiding the Nursery, staff and children. The setting is located on the high street and is a modern, spacious facility with 3 main rooms, Baby room, Thriving twos and Pre school, they also have a sensory room for the children to explore.
We are looking for a highly experienced Nursery manager to join and support our team on a daily basis and join our close nit family. The ideal candidate will have no more than two years of experience as a Nursery Manager and should have previous involvement in Ofsted inspections, having achieved an 'Outstanding' rating.
What we can offer you (benefits): • Salary range £35,000 - £42,000 per year • Staff events • Uniform provided • Supportive Team and management • Pension Scheme • Training Opportunities What we need from you: • Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification • 2 years minimum experience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar) • Experience of participating with a regulatory Ofsted inspection • 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 the understanding of the complex relationship between business/commerce and service excellence within a regulated setting • Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children • Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues, parents and external partners Your duties will include: • Lead our nursery teams to deliver outstanding care to all the children in your setting • Through your inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention, and performance in the nursery • Work in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure your nursery is fully recruited, encouraging a diverse workforce • Role model and mentor your nursery team to ensure the highest quality early childhood practice and experience for all children, including children with special education needs and/or disabilities • Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture • Work in partnership with HR to identify succession plans for the nursery team and nurture, create and continuously develop a pipeline of high performing practitioners and Room Leaders, building the strongest talent pool in the sector • Work with the Regional Director, Finance and Marketing teams to identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth within the nursery • Commercial delivery of the nursery performance, optimising revenue generation and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements, to deliver and exceed the annual budgeted EBITDA • Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery
