Nursery Manager
Our Client is looking to employ an experienced Nursery Manager for their 130-place independent day nursery, based in Croydon. The successful candidate will be an experienced leader who is confident, driven, and passionate about childcare.
Key Responsibilities
- To deliver and ensure a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
- To manage the day to day activities of the setting
- To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others
- To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child's development
- To be responsible for the efficient running of the preschool nursery and overall delivery of a high-quality service
- To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Owners
- To ensure that the preschool nursery provides a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
- To undertake and assign designated roles
- To ensure all staff understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
- To conduct staff appraisals and supervisions as appropriate and to identify staff training needs
- To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children's progress and encouraging parents' involvement.
- To ensure all records are properly maintained in accordance with the policies and procedures of the company
- Check equipment is in good condition
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience and relevant supervisory experience
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the EYFS
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to multiple targets and deadlines
- Talented administrator with an eye for detail, ensure all records are maintained and up to date at all times and nursery paperwork is completed and accurate
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation
- Significant experience working within a large setting and managing 15+ staff
- Extensive knowledge and experience of delivering OFSTED standards
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to lead and motivate a staff team, implement staff training and supervisions.
- Passion and creativity for delivering outstanding childcare and learning
- Experience with managing financial tasks including invoices, and accounting
Benefits
- Bereavement leave
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Transport links
If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then apply today! Alternatively send your most-up-to-date CV to tayler@nurseseekers.co.uk
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