Deputy Manager

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Deputy Manager to guide and inspire their team. The role involves ensuring exceptional care and education while managing safeguarding and operational policies. With a strong commitment to professional development, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact on children's lives within a supportive organization.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 75% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments

Access to professional development programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Years leadership role (Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, Third in Charge, etc.)
• Experience with regulatory inspections leading to a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' outcome.
• Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, managing policies and practices.
• Contribute to training, succession planning, and nursery's commercial success.

Skills

Leadership

Decision Making

Communication

Safeguarding

Child Protection

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification or above

Job description

Nursery – Barrow Day Nursery

Salary – £32,510.40 - £42,390.40 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Barrow In Furness

Contract: 40 hours Mon-Fri - Fixed Term 12 months

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”

We’re looking for a Deputy Manager to join our Barrow nursery. We are a well established nursery based in the grounds of Furness General Hospital.

Our Benefits

• £32,510.40 - £42,390.40 per annum

• Childcare discount of 75% for first child

• Enhanced parental leave

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave*

• Pension

• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more

• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach

*Subject to T&Cs

The Role

As a Deputy Manager, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exception care and education. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies. You will contribute to succession planning, training, and supporting team professional development plans, maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals (such as the Local Authority), and support the commercial success of the nursery through retention, occupancy growth, and maintaining budgets.

What we’re looking for

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

• Experience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, Third in Charge or similar)

• Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection, leading to a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ outcome

• Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others

• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children

• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carers

• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

If you want to make a difference, with a company who has been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006, apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please [e-mail] we will be happy to help.