Nursery Deputy Manager

The Beaconsfield Day Nursery & Preschool

Deputy Nursery Manager 

Salary - £37,086.00 per annum

40 hours per week

Get ready to discover The Beaconsfield Day Nursery, a truly welcoming haven for little ones!

We're looking for a brilliant Deputy Nursery Manager to join our fantastic team! This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, with working hours between 07:30 and 18:00.

Our nursery features spacious, bright, and airy rooms, along with a large, fully equipped garden complete with a mud kitchen. Each room has direct access to the garden, with a separate area specifically for our baby room. We pride ourselves on offering a rich variety of extracurricular activities and regular outings in the local community, providing children with engaging opportunities for imaginative and real-world play to foster their growth and development.

Why Join Us?

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

• £400 Qualification Recognition Bonus*
• Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750.
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members.
• Annual Leave: 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Celebrate your birthday with a day off on us!
• Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available.
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth.
• Excellent Transport Links and Free Onsite Parking.

*This bonus will be paid after just 6 months of service and is based on a 40 hour week, making it the perfect time to join our team and be recognised for your qualification and contribution.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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:

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.

Take the next step and explore a role that makes a positive impact on children’s lives. Apply today and let our friendly recruitment team support you every step of the way. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Family First community!

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.

At Family First Group 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.