Deputy Manager
The Beaconsfield Day Nursery and Pre-School
Permanent (40 hrs),
Salary from £31,000 - £35,000 per annum
Our The Beaconsfield Day Nursery & Pre School are looking for a Deputy Manager to join our growing team and provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
This role is working 40 hours per week, various shifts patterns between the opening and closing times of the nursery 7:30am-18:00pm. This nursery is open all year round and is not a term time only role. You will need to have a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification. Salary from £31,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.
Nursery Deputy Manager main duties and 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 and Skills for Nursery Deputy Manager:
* 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
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
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We are: Defined by Family
The Beaconsfield Day Nursery and Preschool 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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