Nursery Deputy Manager

Chestnut House Kindergarten

Deputy Manager 

40 hours    |    Permanent      |   Salary: £28,392 per annum 

Chestnut House Kindergarten are seeking a Deputy Manager to join them on a permanent basis,

This would be a great opportunity for a current Deputy Manager or a highly experienced room leader or third in charge to step up into a Deputy Manager role. As the Deputy Manager, you will be working closely with the Nursery Manager to oversee the day-to-day running, and quality of the setting ensuring high qualities activities and providing exemplary care to our children. The Ideal candidate will have some leadership experience and the drive to make a difference every day.

About Chestnut House Kindergarten

Chestnut House are a 65 place setting made up of 8 cosy welcoming rooms across the 0-5 year old age grooup. Our staff pride themselves on parent partnerships and working togther with children and families to create exciting ativities and opportunities. At the nursery we have a pet tortoise who joined us last year and is a firm favourite with the children, parents and staff! 

Why our staff love working with us:

"Chestnut House brings a family feel to the nursery sector! Our team aim to create a home-from-home environment and i feel this has contributed strongly to my relationships with not only the children and families but my colleagues too. The team never fail to make me feel welcomed and supported throughout my jourey here and I couldn't thank them enough for that." 

What Ofsted Say:

"Children are happy and feel safe in this welcoming, homely setting. Staff provide a nurturing environment which values the uniqueness of each child. Parents praise the 'friendly, professional' staff and how well they know their children."

Within this role, you will:

• 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.

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

For this role, you will need:

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
• Leadership experience - Essential
• Over 1 years’ experience of working in Early Years - Essential
• Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
• Over 1 years’ 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

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

* 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

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.

Chestnut House Kindergarten 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.