Nursery Deputy Manager

Deputy Nursery Manager Opportunity at the Outstanding Pelican Place Nursery.

Salary: £29,120 per annum 

40 hours per week

Have you heard about the fantastic opportunity to join our Ofsted Outstanding team at Pelican Place Nursery as a Deputy Manager?

This is your chance to be a part of continuing the drive for greatness and exceptional standards every day for our children, families and team! This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Deputy Manager or a highly skilled Room Leader/Third in Charge looking to step up into a leadership role. As Deputy Manager, you’ll work closely with the Nursery Manager to oversee daily operations, maintain high-quality activities, and ensure outstanding care for our children. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience and a strong passion for making a positive impact every day.

Why Join Family First?

As a new team member, you can expect a thorough induction process with a dedicated buddy to support and welcome you. We offer in-house training for working with under-2s, helping you develop expertise as a practitioner and leader in early years education. From day one, you will have access to ongoing professional development opportunities, whether that means specializing in certain areas or progressing into new roles within our nursery or one of our nearby settings. We also fund your initial DBS check when you join our team.

At our nursery, we take great pride in supporting our team. We have a fully trained mental health first aider on-site and foster a culture of openness and care, always making time for our staff—even if it’s just a quick five-minute chat! During breaks, you can unwind in our spacious staff room with complimentary tea and coffee. Our management team also enjoys showing appreciation throughout the year with special recognition treats, such as on Wellbeing Day.

Our nursery operates from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and we require flexibility to work varied shift patterns within these hours.

Benefits:

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.
• 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:

• 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

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.

Pelican Place 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.

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