Nursery Deputy Manager

Full time Deputy Manager/Assistant Manager

Job Description

The Little School Daycare 2 TW8 9JF

Nursery Deputy Manager

Salary up to £35,000 depending on experience and qulification.

Full Time, Permanent, All year round

The Little School Daycare are looking to recruit a qualified Deputy Manager to join their friendly nursery team. Our Nursery is safe, spacious and bright which allows the flexibility to cater for the individual needs of the children. Within your role as Nursery Practitioner your purpose will be to provide the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children, and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with management, colleagues and parents

Main responsibilities include:

  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
  • Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the nursery
  • Assist in managing the acceptance and administration of medication, and ensure care plans are thorough and up-to-date for children or staff with health conditions
  • Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
  • Promote respect and credibility for this position through effective communication skills, impartiality and consistency
  • Inspire staff team with creative ideas and new challenges with aim to achieve outstanding practice
  • Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
  • Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery and safety and wellbeing of children, staff and families

Requirements and skills:

  • Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
  • Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - Essential
  • Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
  • Over 1 year’s experience of working in a management position - Desirable
  • Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership - Desirable
  • Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding - Desirable

We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.

We are: Defined by Family

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

The Little School Daycare 2  is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

 

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Benefits

Benefits include*:

  • Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays
  • Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary
  • Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams
  • 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families
  • Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed

*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.

Nursery Name

The Little School Daycare 2