Nursery Manager

Salary: £29,400 – £29,640 per year

Our client based in Hook is part of an established chain of family run day nurseries in the Hampshire area. The nursery is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and has been operating since 2015.

Our client is looking for a strong, highly experienced and easily adaptable Nursery Manager to join our 110 place setting in Hook for a fixed term period of up to 6 months to cover the maternity leave of our current manager. Your standard working week would be 41 hour week over 4.5 days, over 51 weeks of the year. There may be some flexibility in terms of working hours/ shift pattern due to our existing management structure and would welcome an applications as a means of starting the conversation.

An exciting and rewarding role, you will be responsible for overseeing the successful day to day management of our beautiful nursery all whilst gaining a crash course insight into how we run. This includes selling nursery places to prospective parents, inducting new staff, managing Ofsted inspections and monitoring the curriculum and standards of care provided within the nursery.

this role will require you to:

* Be responsible for and oversee the day to day management, staffing, organisation and smooth running of the nursery. This includes jumping into ratio and supporting in the rooms when needed.

* Have a proven track record of successful management experience and Ofsted outcomes.

* Have an excellent knowledge of the EYFS, policies, procedures and the latest Ofsted trends. This includes up to date training on Fundamental British Values, the Prevent Duty, FGM and GDPR.

* Work closely with the Directors and Area Manager to ‘strive towards our Outstanding’ ready for our next Ofsted inspection.

* Follow the welfare requirements to ensure continuing compliance with all nursery policies.

* Be hardworking, pro-active and lead by example. You will have great ideas and be able to work well as part of a team. You will be excellent at mentoring and supporting your team to praise their strengths and to build on their weaknesses.

* Work hard to promote and facilitate a high standard of parent partnership. This includes responding to any parent comments or complaints in a professional manner.

* Maintain and further develop professional relationships with the relevant local authority and multi-agencies, including our excellent relationship with the local infant school.

* Supervise and monitor your staff’s standard of work (planning, reports, etc) and deliver monthly staff meetings and support where needed, including staff supervisions.

* Be computer literate, in order to track staff timesheets, holiday entitlement, Bradford factors and to use Tapestry- our online learning journal portal.

* Be innovative in your approach to problem solving and ideas for the nursery.

* Have a solid knowledge of and be committed to ensuring the safeguarding of those in your care.

* Feel confident in maintaining and extending the current systems in place and ready to hand these back to the Manager upon her return.

In return, they can offer fantastic benefits such as:

* Excellent basic salary

* Formal benefits package including high street discounts, restaurant discounts, half price movie tickets and much more

* We pay the cost of your DBS

* Continued professional development through training courses

* Pension Scheme

* Staff Referral Scheme

* Subsidised homemade lunch meals

* Staff social events and end of year awards

To join us, you need a minimum Level 3 in Childcare and at least 2 year’s management experience and ideally up-to-date Safeguarding and First Aid training. A high level of written and verbal English is essential, as well as basic ICT skills. Whilst this is a fixed term contract, as a family run chain with four settings, there will no doubt be a senior vacancy available within the company by the time your fixed term comes to an end, so your journey with us does not have to come to an end!

Contract length: 6 months

Benefits:

* Childcare

* Discounted or free food

* Employee discount

* Flexible schedule

* On-site parking

* Referral programme

* Store discounts

* Wellness programmes

Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

No weekends