Nursery Deputy Manager
Our Client is looking to employ an experienced Nursery Deputy Manager for their high-quality nursery in Penshurst, Tonbridge. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, empathetic leader for this setting with strong personal ownership and succinct verbal and written communication skills. You have a high level of influencing and partnering skills with a combination of focus on the well-being and care of children and social needs for them to grown in the future.
Main Purpose of the job:
- To lead and role model high quality practice within the setting and step up in the manager’s absence
- To monitor and support the staff team in providing high quality teaching and learning opportunities with effective completion of observation, assessment and planning processes
- To ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children at all times
- To be active in providing stimulating and well-planned experiences within the early years foundation stage curriculum
- Be active and committed in ensuring that all children attending the setting, receive high quality care, are kept safe and receive stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs and interests
- Build strong relationships with parents ensuring they feel valued and are supported in developing learning at home
- To keep abreast of all local and national changes that affect early years.
Key Responsibilities:
- To lead staff in planning for the differing needs of children and enable their individual potential to be realised
- To role model and monitor high quality practices that will ensure the smooth day to day organisation and operation of the setting
- To lead staff in planning for the differing needs of children and enable their individual potential to be realised
- Using observations and information from parents to plan across all areas of learning for the differing needs of children in your key group and to enable their individual potential to be realised
- To keep accurate assessment records of your key children’s levels of development in line with the settings procedures
- Work with the settings SENCO to support children causing concern and lead on the planning and monitoring of your key children’s targeted plans.
- Be vigilant in maintaining health and safety practices within the setting and report any concerns to the setting manager.
- To build and maintain effective communication and positive relationships with other staff, parents, carers, families and relevant professionals, whilst respecting appropriate confidentiality
- To be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring that the welfare and safety of children attending the setting is promoted and to follow safeguarding procedures as detailed in the settings policy and as directed by the local safeguarding team
- To receive regular supervision meetings and annual appraisals with the setting manager. Be active and committed in agreeing setting and personal targets and aspirations
- Contribute to the supervision and appraisal of all staff and updates of management systems by regularly liaising with the manager
Essential Criteria
- Experience in working in a group care setting.
- Willingness to study for a foundation degree
- A sound knowledge of child development for children from birth to five years
- An early year’s qualification equivalent to a Level 3
- An understanding of a play-based approach to children’s learning and development
- Knowledge of particular health and safety issues relevant to this age group
The successful candidate can look forward to a competitive salary with additional benefits such as -house training with career progression opportunities. If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then call Ollie or one of our Nursery Team on 01926 676369 or register your details.
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