Just Imagine Day Nursery Vange
Deputy Manager
40 hours | Permanent | Salary: £28,080 per annum
Just Imagine Vange are seeking a Deputy Manager to join them on a permanent baisis,
This would be a great opportunity for a highly expereinced room leader or third in charge to step up into a Deputy Manager role. As the Deputy Manager, you will be working closely with the Nursery Manager to oversee the day-to-day running, and quality of the setting ensuring high qualities activities and providing exemplary care to our children. The Ideal candidate will have some leadership experience and the drive to make a difference every day.
About Just Imagine Vange
Our nursery a homely nursery setting for children and families.
We are very proud to be rated GOOD by Ofsted
With the capacity for 24 children across 2 inviting rooms
A team who are complimented on their strong partnerships with parents in a space that makes everyone feel welcomed and settled.
Our nursery is open from 7:00am - 19:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.
Within this role, 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.
For this role, you will need:
* 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.
Just Imagine Day Nursery Vange 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.
Benefits
Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.
*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
Vacancy Reference: SG19 1DZ
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