Nursery: Windmill Nursery School, 22-23 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0EH
Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday
Salary: Up to £35,000 dependent on qualifications and experience plus £1,000 Welcome Bonus
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.
About Windmill Nursery School
Windmill Nursery School, an award-winning nursery and NMT Nursery Group of the Year, is housed in two Victorian townhouses in Gravesend. With easy access by bus, train (5-minute walk), and onsite or nearby free parking, it’s a great place to begin a child’s learning journey and advance your career.
About you
You are a Level 3 or above qualified, Senior Early Years Educator / Senior Practitioner / Senior Nursery Nurse / Room Leader who is ready for their next step or, you may even be an experienced Deputy Manager or similar who thrives on leading by example, and inspiring others to be the best that they can be.
You love supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children, whilst also motivating your team to do the same.
You have a natural, nurturing openness, along with a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards for young children in the UK.
What you'll be doing
As a Deputy Nursery Manager, you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team, ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies, and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education.
You will offer solutions where you identify areas for improvement, whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved.
You will encourage a love of learning through high-quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You'll do this by leading, motivating, and inspiring the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires, and providing learning and development opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.
What you'll need
* A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
* Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
* A strong knowledge and understanding of the EYFS framework
* Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness, and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
* Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
* Excellent communication skills with both children and adults
What you'll get
* £1,000 Welcome Bonus
* Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience and qualification
* Performance related bonuses
* 50% childcare discount
* Annual wellness day off
* Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
* 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
* Dedicated learning and development support
* 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 at Storal 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 check and reference checks.
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