Job start date: 2 December 2024 Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week, must be available to work between the hours of 7:30am and 6:00pm all year round West House School 24 St James Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2NX Telephone number: 0121 440 4097 Contact email: recruitmentwesthouseprep.com Contract type: Permanent West House School is an Independent Preparatory School for boys aged 4-11, with a nursery for boys and girls aged 6 months to 4 years. The EYFS Department at West House School is seeking a Deputy Nursery Manager who is passionate about Early Years Education, with qualifications at Level 5 or above. The role will encompass classroom-based teaching and/or practitioner work and undertaking managerial duties and responsibilities to support the Nursery Manager. The ideal candidate will champion high quality and creative early years practice and will possess excellent communication skills. The role holder will: support the Nursery Manager in the leadership and management of the EYFS department work as Deputy EYFS SENCO, instilling a culture of best practice and high quality EYFS and SEN education Holidays: 40 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, to be taken during school holiday and shut down periods. Benefits: Eligible for discount on school fees for pupils at West House School Nursery, West House School (for boys) and Edgbaston High School for Girls (subject to normal admissions procedures), eligible to join a Contributory Pension Scheme, free lunch and refreshments, free parking, Employee Assistance Programme including Wider Wallet discount scheme, Bike2Work scheme, enhanced Maternity scheme. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. How to apply: Please visit our website to learn more about the school and nursery, and to download a job information pack and application form. You can also download an application form and pack here Please forward a completed application form and a covering letter addressed to Avril Walsh, Nursery Manager, outlining why you feel that your skills and experience would equip you to take on this role, by email to: recruitmentwesthouseprep.com Short listed candidates will be contacted to arrange a suitable time for interview during the week beginning 25 November 2024. You can download a copy of the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.