An opportunity has risen for a Deputy Nursery Manager position in CM16. 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 an experienced Deputy manager to join and support or a highly experienced room leader or third in charge to step up into a Deputy Manager role. As a deputy manager, you will be working closely with the Nursery Manager overseeing the day-to-day running, and quality of the setting ensuring high qualities activities and providing exemplary care to the children.
What we can offer you (benefits): • Salary from £32,000 - £36,000 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 (essential) • Experience within an Early Years leadership role • Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others to enable staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities. • 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 both colleagues and parents. • Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
Your duties will include: • Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care. • 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. • In collaboration with the Nursery Manager, contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and supporting professional development plans, including coaching and mentoring for all colleagues. • Develop and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and/or carers, as well as other professionals, to meet the needs of each child. • Promote the nursery to both current parents, and potential customers, to support retention and ongoing occupancy growth. • Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery.
