Nursery Manager
1. Ickle Pickles Nursery School by Storal
2. Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent
3. Nursery Manager
4. Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday
With close community ties and our carefully curated spaces, Ickle Pickles is a much-loved nursery school in Iwade.
We are looking for a passionate and motivated Nursery Manager who excels in team leadership and will contribute to the effective and successful running of the nursery in accordance with our values.
You'll ensure the highest standards of childcare are delivered, instilling a love of learning to the educator team and children in our care.
As part of your role you'll deliver high setting occupancy, promote the setting through local marketing and attract and develop the highest quality of educators to be a part of your team.
You'll be an inspiring leader to the educator team, whilst creating an effective parent partnership by creating longstanding relationships.
About the job:
5. Ensure the highest standards of childcare are delivered at the setting
6. Instilling a love of learning to the educator team and children in our care
7. Delivers high setting occupancy, promoting the setting and attracting the highest quality of educators
8. Leads the educator team and promotes Storal’s values
9. Creating an effective parent partnership by creating longstanding relations
About you:
10. Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification or equivalent
11. Proven managerial experience within an early years setting
12. Understanding of special educational needs and equality of opportunity
13. Proven experience with nursery administration, with a commercial mindset
14. Passionate about delivering high standards of childcare
What we can offer you:
Salary: From £31,200 up to £46,800 - based on experience and qualifications
15. 50% childcare discount
16. Annual wellness day off
17. Company sick pay
18. Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
19. 25 days holiday
20. Performance related bonuses
21. Dedicated learning and development support
22. Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
About us:
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.
Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS checks and reference checks.