Nursery Field Deputy Manager

Nursery Field Deputy Manager 

Salary - £34,00 Per Annum 

Location - 16 Nurseries across Area 1 

Hours 40 hours 

Family First Day Nurseries is a rapidly growing nursery group, expanding from 4 nurseries in 2019 to 100 nurseries today. We are committed to delivering high-quality childcare in nurturing environments that support children's growth and development. Our mission is to ensure every child experiences exceptional care and education. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a dedicated Nursery Field Deputy Manager to support our nurseries across Area 1.

Role Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and flexible Nursery Field Deputy Manager to oversee and provide operational support across 16 nurseries in Area 1. This crucial role will focus on maintaining our high-quality standards, ensuring safety, and managing staffing challenges, including staff-to-child ratios. The ideal candidate will have a passion for early childhood education, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be hands-on in delivering outstanding care.

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 
• Childcare Employee Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth 
• Referral Programme- Refer a friend and receive a bonus up to £750 check terms and conditions.
• Company Pension

As a  Nursery Field 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 Field 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

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 Carshalton Day Nursery & Pre-School  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.