Join Our Team as a Senior Nursery Manager Are you ready to lead and manage across two sites, inspire, and make a lasting impact on children’s lives? At Stowmarket Nursery, we’re seeking a passionate Senior Nursery Manager to guide our teams and deliver exceptional care and education. This is your opportunity to lead with pride, foster a nurturing environment, and create brighter futures for children, families, and your team. To be considered for this role, you must hold a Level 3 Early Years qualification or above. Please note: we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Why You’ll Love Working With Us We know our people make all the difference, so here’s how we make a difference for you: Welcome Bonus: £1000 Welcome Bonus Childcare Perks: Free childcare for the first month and 52% discount (based on working hours) to support your family. Holiday and Celebrations: 31 days of holiday, including national bank holidays, plus a Christmas closure week and your birthday off Career Development: Access to The National College full of training and courses Exclusive Discounts & Wellbeing Support: Enjoy Perkbox discounts and wellbeing tools. Recognition & Rewards: Refer a friend or family for exciting bonuses and celebrate milestones with long-service awards. Pay: £40,000 per annum, based on experience. Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week. Location: Stowmarket Pre-school, Ivy House, Station Road East, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1RQ / Stowmarket Day Nursery, 12 Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HW What being a Nursery Manager involves As a Senior Nursery Manager, you’ll: Lead, manage, and inspire your nursery team to deliver high-quality care and education with pride and energy. Create a nurturing and stimulating environment that supports children’s all-round development and meets individual needs. Build positive relationships with families, colleagues, and external agencies to ensure the best outcomes for children. Oversee nursery operations, including staff schedules, budgets, health and safety, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Act as a mentor, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and supporting the professional development of your team. Promote the ethos and values of The Old Station Nursery, ensuring they are deeply embedded in daily practice. Take responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and safety across the nursery. Confidently lead inspections and maintain accurate records to ensure compliance with the EYFS framework and Ofsted standards. What You’ll Bring to the Role Proven experience in managing and inspiring teams within a childcare setting. Comprehensive knowledge of the EYFS framework and best practices in early years education. Strong leadership skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate, and drive a team towards excellence. Excellent communication and organisational skills to build positive partnerships with families and staff. A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for creating brighter futures for children. This role is to oversee the running of a 45 place Nursery and a 65 place Pre-School. Both have Managers in post and whilst this person will also be a named manager their role will be to over-see the 2 settings, leading on a strategic focus as well as ensuring outstanding quality of care for our children, families and staff are in place. You can see this role as a stepping stone for an established manager to move into multi-site management. You will be providing leadership to the team and providing guidance and support to all staff and our Nursery Managers work closely with our lovely parents and families, to continue building strong relationships. Our Nursery Managers are involved in recruiting and inducting new members of staff and ensure the team are supported, mentored and empowered. About our Nursery Our Stowmarket Nursery is conveniently located in the centre of Stowmarket within Union Street West car park, just off Gipping Way Road, a community nursery where our children flourish. Stowmarket children start their journey here at our Stowmarket Day Nursery and then progress to our pre-school, which is on the same site. Our setting is perfectly sized so that children are in small groups and can develop at their own pace. The nursery has two rooms with an inside garden and plenty of opportunity to play outside and explore the world around them in the town on our trips out. The Old Station Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all applicants to share this commitment. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and verification of your right to work in the UK and any essential qualifications. If successful, our recruitment and compliance team will guide you through every step of the onboarding process. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be considered to ensure fairness and accessibility for all candidates. INDRED