Job Description
We are currently looking for a DEPUTY NURSERY MANAGER to help run our beautiful, outstanding rated children's day nursery and pre-school.
We are looking for someone with great leadership skills, who is committed to early years childcare, with experience leading/managing a team within a nursery, preschool, or childcare environment.
What we offer:
We value our dedicated and hard-working staff and offer ongoing support and training, great opportunities, as well as above market rates of pay with annual reviews, increasing holiday allowances, and a range of other benefits!
Typically, our staff work compressed hours over 4 days; however, we are also happy to discuss hours over 5 days to help get your work-life balance right.
Main duties and responsibilities of the Nursery Deputy Manager:
* To assist the nursery manager in the day-to-day running of the setting.
* To support the nursery staff and ensure that they comply at all times with all policies, procedures, and standards, including health and safety, hygiene, inclusion, and confidentiality.
* To support the rooms with training and mentoring of staff.
* To help lead the planning of safe, creative, and appropriate opportunities according to children's needs and interests to fulfill the requirements of the EYFS.
* To develop and maintain good relationships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate meeting the needs of each child, including organizing meetings to update and involve parents/carers in their child's learning.
* To help supervise and contribute to the performance management of staff according to policies and procedures.
* Working creatively with children within the EY framework, in order to provide an enabling learning environment for all children.
* Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
The ideal candidate will:
* Have proven experience of working, ideally as a Deputy Manager within a childcare setting (1+ years).
* Must hold a relevant Early Years qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above.
* Experience of working with the Early Years Foundation Stages.
* Understanding and recognition of the principles of equality and diversity.
* Proven and successful experience of working with children of relevant age in an early learning environment.
* Ability to lead the effective planning of learning.
* Ability to set, demonstrate, and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the Nursery.
* Experience of having kept written records of children's achievements including observations.
* Excellent communication skills.
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