Harrow Gate Primary Academy
Piper Knowle Road,
Stockton on Tees
TS19 8DE
Level 6 Nursery Manager (to start September 2025)
Fixed Term in the first instance
NJC SCP 20-24
Salary - £34,147 - £37,096 depending on experience
Working pattern: 7:30am – 5:00pm
50 weeks a year, 40 hours a week
We are excited to announce the opening of our new nursery provision and are looking for passionate, highly motivated, and skilled nursery manager to join our team. Our nursery caters to children aged 2 to 4 years old, providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for their growth and development.
We are looking for someone who:
* Is responsible for the day to day running of the nursery unit
* Ensures Ofsted Statutory requirements are met.
* Ensures safeguarding and welfare requirements are always met.
* Has knowledge of SEND and experience of working with SEND children (e.g. ASD, ADHD, attachment and trauma difficulties, specific learning difficulties)
* Assists in recruitment of staff
* Supports the development of staff within the setting.
* Will show around prospective parents, which will be a vital aspect of your role
* Is passionate and enthusiastic about the setting.
* Can communicate effectively and work in a team environment.
* Is patient, calm and has a good sense of humour
* Can demonstrate high expectations of positive behaviour for learning
* Manages and monitors the occupancy of the setting using marketing techniques to promote the setting.
* Effectively manages budgets.
* Designs and implements an effective curriculum and supports, coaches and mentors the team in the delivery.
* Builds and maintains relationships with pupils, parents and other members of staff in order to ensure the children are receiving the best possible support.
* Ensures compliance with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security, and confidentiality.
* Supports the nursery with growth and ensures occupancy is a focus.
Requirements:
* Minimum level 6 qualification in childcare
* At least 2 years’ experience in nursery management.
* Able to demonstrate competence in meeting the developmental and emotional needs of the children
* Hands on approach in the day-to-day childcare and willingness to lead by example
* Strong customer focus and excellent interpersonal skills which meet and exceed the expectations of the parents and the company.
* Can work on own initiative by being self-motivated.
* Ability to work within a wider team
* Knowledge in health and safety and safer food better business guidelines
* Able to time manage self and team.
* Have strong I.T skills and able to use or willingness to use multiple computerised systems.
* Strong skills in literacy and numeracy
We can offer you:
* Enthusiastic children, who are ready and willing to learn and explore
* Excellent CPD opportunities
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme which has a fantastic employer contribution
* Access to the Cycle2Work scheme
* A supportive, friendly and safe school community
* Modern facilities in a spacious environment.
* A strong sense of community and family atmosphere
* An opportunity to work in a nursery with high expectations and the capacity for continued further improvement.
Visits to the nursery are welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01642 673984 for further details. An application pack and application form is available in an electronic format via the school website. All applications should be returned to Sophie Robinson: s.robinson@harrowgateacademy.org
Closing date for applications: 8th May 2025 @ 9am
Interview date: W/C 19th May 2025
Harrow Gate Primary is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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