Deputy Manager

Bright Horizons; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in childcare is seeking a Deputy Manager at their Millhouses Day Nursery in Sheffield. The successful candidate will inspire a team, ensure outstanding education and care for children, and manage safeguarding procedures. The role offers competitive salary and career development opportunities, along with comprehensive benefits to support staff well-being.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Employee Appreciation Weeks

Discounts on childcare and services

Access to professional counselling

Training library for continuous development

Qualifications

• Experience in Early Years leadership roles (Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager).
• Strong understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection regulations.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, managing policies.
• Promote nursery and ensure commercial success.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication

Team Building

Education

Full and Relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

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Nursery: Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery and Preschool

Job Type: Full Time / Permanent / Mon-Fri / 40 hours

Salary: £31,262.40 - £37,850.94 (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

If you hold a full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification, are passionate about inspiring and leading a team to deliver outstanding care and education to children, and want to be part of a high performing nursery management team – our Deputy Manager opportunity would be perfect for you.

Why Bright Horizons?

We care for over 10,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries, 98% of which are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Our Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery and Pre-school is Ofsted rated Good, and is situated in Millhouses Sheffield.

The nursery offers a purpose built setting with a team of dedicated professionals.

You role will include and not be limited to:

Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care

Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture

In collaboration with the Nursery Manager, contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and supporting professional development plans, including coaching and mentoring for all colleagues.

Develop and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and/or carers, as well as other professionals, to meet the needs of each child

Promote the nursery to both current parents, and potential customers, to support retention and ongoing occupancy growth

Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure inline FTEs and budget KPIs

Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery

What we can offer you

Our benefits include, but are not limited to;

£31,262.40 - £37,850.94 (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Career development opportunities across our network of nurseries

Amazing discounts, ranging from childcare to high-street, to utility and days out!

Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks – with treats for all the team

External helpline with professional counsellors – supporting your wellbeing 24 hours a day.

Access to our extensive library of training and qualifications, to support your continuous development

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 to enable staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities

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

Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents

Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We look forward to receiving your application!