Senior Nursery Manager

Salary: £56,400 – £66,000 per year

Nursery Manager 

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Nursery Manager to join our client in the Lambeth area. Due to the high demand in recent months and they are now looking for strong, experienced manager to join them on a full time basis. This 50+ setting has four rooms. This is a full time role, working 40 hours a week, and the Nursery is open between 8am and 6pm.

This is a pure management role, so the ideal candidate will be expected to have a minimum of Level 3 qualification in Childcare, very confident and able to put policies and procedures in place to satisfy Ofsted requirements and also the vision of the Nursery Directors.

For this role, the Nursery manager will be responsible for all aspects of running the setting and will be working closely with the Deputy Manager, who will also be office based.

If you are passionate about managing a Private Nursery setting and up for all the challenges that come with it, then this is a great opportunity to use your experience to build a strong foundation and implement good practice in a Nursery setting.

Nursery Manager requirements:

• Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Excellent communicator and to give support to other members of the team and to be a good team player
• To be able to work on own initiative
• To support the nursery as an ambassador
• To be ready to learn and improve skill level
• Supporting and developing the nursery team
• Managing a budget

Nursery Manager duties:

• To manage and be responsible for the day to day running of the nursery to ensure a safe and efficient Day Nursery.
• To implement the daily routine
• To be responsible for the staff and children in their care at all times, ensuring a high standard of physical, intellectual, emotional and social care and development of all children
• To ensure appropriate heads of staff prepare and run activities for small groups of children on a daily basis and to give advice on the same to other members of staff if and when necessary, e.g. young staff or students
• To ensure the safety and hygiene of all equipment, repairs or replacement as necessary
• In formulate, operate and evaluate a yearly programme of activities, following the guidelines of the foundation stage curriculum, that is suitable to the age range of the children
• To promote equal opportunities throughout the nursery
• To work alongside parents of children with special educational needs to achieve full integration with the nursery
• To liaise with and support parents
• To ensure the Directors are appropriately updated on matters relating to the Nursery 

On Offer: 

• Continuous Development
• Competitive Salary 
• Annual performance Bonus
• 30+days holiday 
• Childcare Discounts

If this is a role you would like to undertake, then apply here and will be in touch to discuss further.