Nursery Assistant Deputy Manager / Third in Charge

The role of the Assistant/Deputy Nursery Manager is to support the Nursery Manager in providing professional leadership and management of the nursery and its staff and to support the Nursery Manager in the successful management of the day to day running of the nursery and deliver high quality standards of care and education for all children.

The nursery is based in West Norwood and is seeking a passionate and committed individual who is dedicated to the early years sector and willing to undertake a Level 5 qualification.

Aims 

• Comply with all regulatory requirements.
• Provide high standards of care and education.
• Support all nursery staff in their roles.
• Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers
• Sustain targets for revenue and costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all company policy and procedures are adhered to by all staff.
• Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by all staff
• Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion
• Provide leadership and support to all staff to enable them to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with both colleagues, parents and carers
• Deploy staff effectively to ensure the required standards are maintained.
• Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines.
• Support the Nursery Manager in creating and maintaining a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery
• Proactively promote and represent the nursery to current and potential parents/customers including in the wider community
• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and support the Nursery Manager in ensuring all staff receive health and safety training
• Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures.
• Support the Nursery Manager in ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained and vetted staff with relevant qualifications.
• Support the Nursery Manager with recruiting, inducting, supporting, training and appraising all staff to deliver high quality childcare practice
• Support the Nursery Manager to identify, address and support individual training needs and self-development such as supervisions and appraisals
• Support the Nursery Manager in working in conjunction with the franchisee and Head Office in disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings
• Support the Nursery Manager in making sure all complaints/concerns are actively resolved in a timely manner

Qualifications

• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Paediatric First Aid
• Basic Safeguarding
• Food and Hygiene Level 2
• Prevent Duty
• FGM
• Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Safer Recruitment
• Emergency First Aid at Work
• Early Years Leadership and Management qualification i.e., City and Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for the Children's & Young People's Workforce
• SENDCO
• Self-Regulation

Skills/Competencies

• Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
• Ability to write clear objective observations.
• Excellent planning and organising
• Strong IT skills
• Strong leadership
• Excellent communicator
• Able to motivate, manage and work productively within a team. 
• Ability to comprehend, impart and adhere to a strict set of policies and procedures
• Identify training needs, develop training plans and evaluate training undertaken by staff
• Working with and supporting parents
• Working with outside agencies
• Effective time management
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of digital learning platforms, i.e., FAMLY, Learning Book, Tapestry etc

Knowledge

• Excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Excellent knowledge of the current Early Years Inspection Framework
• Thorough knowledge of and appreciation for child safeguarding and welfare
• Strong understanding of health and safety and practical hygiene issue

Experience Required

• Minimum of 2 years recent experience working as a Third-in-Charge/Room Leader 

• Knowledge of the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice and the required support systems put in place
• Excellent knowledge of HR and recruitment regulations and processes particularly relating to the early years sector

Personal Qualities

• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Respectful
• Adaptable

• An extremely supportive management team

• You will be recognised as an individual

• Additional staff in each room on top of ratios being met!

• Individual training package focused on your requirements/wishes

• Staff Appreciation incentives on a regular basis - who doesn't love to be spoilt!

• Your Well-being at the centre of our practice with regular well-being meetings held

• Individual career plans supported

• Extensive Support for Higher Level qualifications

• Two days onsite training during inset days

• Team building events throughout the year