Nursery Deputy Manager

Rainbow

Deputy manager 

Salary from £33,000 -£35,000 Per Annum 

40 hours per week all year round Monday to Friday.

Are you looking for a role to help manage the nursery alongside the nursery manager with development and training to help you grow and devlop within your career  to be a nursery manager yourself one day ? Look no Further. 

Rainbows Nursery are seeking a passionate, Fun, Creative, Nurturing and active Deputy Manager to join their close-knit team.

Rainbow Nursery is a slice of the country within the city. The nursery is housed in a quaint spacious and bright church hall with a picturesque garden. With one larger garden which provides many hidden gems such as our enclosed mud kitchen, firepit, treehouse, climbing frame and chicken coup, the children and team experience a vast number of physical activities and interaction with natural elements. We additionally have a smaller garden with our very own pond and growing patches perfect for being up close and personal to the cycle of growth.

Indoors, the setting provides a vast number of activities which exposes children to all areas of the development matter embedded through our curriculum strains which encouraging children to be continuously curious, hands on and investigate and build a connection to themselves, others and the natural organic world.

If you could imagine a week of Supporting your team along side the manager this could be ,Office work, cooking, woodwork, music, art, science, puppet shows and having fun, Fun and more FUN than join our team where we have created a home from home environment and see why our minds and hearts are incredibly large.

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

Here at Rainbow Day Nursery we are looking for a Deputy Manager  to join our team. For this role it will be essential for you to have a  Level 3 Childcare Qualification. This role is 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, various shifts from 8-6pm.

As a Deputy Manager, 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.

Requirements and Skills for Nursery Deputy Manager:

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - 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.

 Rainbow Day Nursery   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.