Deputy Manager

Brooksward Nursery & Pre-School

Nursery Deputy Manager

Permanent | 40 hours per week | Monday – Friday

We truly appreciate the dedication and skill of our Level 3 Practitioners. To express our gratitude for their (and hopefully your) hard work and commitment, we are delighted to offer a £400 Qualification Recognition bonus to all our Level 3 Practitioners across all our Nurseries. This bonus will be awarded after just six months of service, making it a great opportunity to join our team and be acknowledged for your qualifications and efforts.

As the Deputy Manager, you will support the team in delivering and ensuring all children receive quality care, while enhancing their learning experience. You will design, plan, and implement activities and experiences that support all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Your responsibilities will include opening and closing the nursery and stepping in for the Manager during her absence.

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Nursery Deputy Manager to assist in overseeing the day-to-day activities of our nursery. The ideal candidate will have strong foundational experience in childcare and early childhood education, coupled with excellent leadership and communication skills. As the Nursery Deputy Manager, your role will be to ensure a secure, caring environment that nurtures the growth and well-being of children aged 0-5 years.

This position requires working 40 hours per week, with various shift patterns between the nursery's opening and closing times, 7:30am-6:30pm.

Responsibilities:

- Regularly supporting and coordinating with the Manager.

- Assisting the Manager in ensuring effective staff recruitment in line with Footsteps Day Nurseries recruitment procedures. You will supervise staff and students, conduct regular assessments, identify training needs, monitor training progress, and promote teamwork development.

- Planning and preparing activities to foster all aspects of each child's individual development in a stimulating setting, aligning with the Early Years Foundation Stage.

- Working collaboratively as part of a team to create an enabling environment where all children can play, grow, and learn.

- Performing other duties as needed to ensure the nursery runs smoothly and safely, for the benefit of children, staff, and families.

What we need from you:

- A passion and commitment for working in childcare

- Availability to work shifts between 7.30am-6.30pm, Monday to Friday, for 40 hours per week

- Over one year of experience working in Early Years settings

- A dedication to ongoing professional development

- NNEB, BTEC Nat Dip, CACHE Dip in Childcare, NVQ level 3, EY Educator

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we treasure our team members and provide a generous benefits package, which includes:

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• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
  
• Discounts: 75% discount on nursery fees for our team members’ children
  
• Health & Wellbeing Programme: Access to a confidential employee assistance helpline
  
• Development: Personalised learning and development opportunities to further your career
  
• Company pension
  
• Referral programme
  
   

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and require all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be necessary for all positions, with enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Brooksward Nursery & Pre-School is part of the Family First Group where we strive to treat everyone as an individual, with equal rights and responsibilities to others, whether they are adults or children. We are committed to providing opportunities for all children and families, respecting their unique needs. Discrimination on grounds such as 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 is not tolerated within Family First Group.