Deputy Nursery Manager

Family First Nursery Group; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable nursery group in Chalfont St. Peter is seeking a Nursery Room Leader for their Preschool Room. The position offers 40 hours per week and a salary of £29,536, depending on qualifications and experience. Key responsibilities include providing stimulating experiences for children and maintaining records. Candidates must hold a Level 3 Childcare qualification and have over 1 year's experience in Early Years. A £1,000 welcome bonus is available to qualified applicants.

Benefits

£1,000 Welcome Bonus

£400 Qualification Recognition Bonus

75% off childcare fees

Annual Leave starting at 24 days

Health and Wellbeing support

Onsite Free Parking

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Early Years.
• 6+ months in a senior position preferred.
• Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating experiences for children.
• Enhance children’s physical and emotional development.
• Maintain records and ensure safety.

Skills

Experience in Early Years

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Fluent in English

Education

Level 3 Childcare qualification

Job description

The Beaconsfield Day Nursery and Pre-School

Nursery Room Leader - Preschool Room

40 hours per week

Salary £29,536 per annum depending on qualifications and experience

Full and Relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification

£1,000 Welcome Bonus! - To give you a warm welcome to the team, we are offering a £1,000 joining bonus to all qualified practitioners who join our team at The New Barnet Day Nursery and Preschool

Beaconsfield Day Nursery is a welcoming and vibrant nursery nestled in the heart of Beaconsfield. Conveniently located with easy access from the A335 and close to the M40 junction, we also offer ample onsite and street parking. Additionally, the nursery is just a short distance from Beaconsfield Train Station, making it easily accessible for our dedicated team.

Our nursery features spacious, bright, and airy rooms, along with a large, fully equipped garden complete with a mud kitchen. Each room has direct access to the garden, with a separate area specifically for our baby room. We pride ourselves on offering a rich variety of extracurricular activities and regular outings in the local community, providing children with engaging opportunities for imaginative and real-world play to foster their growth and development.

We are currently looking for a Level 3 Room Leader to join our team in the Preschool Room. This is a full-time role, offering 40 hours per week with flexible shift patterns between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM. A full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification is required. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus
• £400 Qualification Recognition Bonus
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member's
• Referral Programme: refer a friend and receive a bonus of up to £750
• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
• Health and Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Onsite Free Parking and Transport Links

As Room Leader, you will:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
• Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality
• Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency
• Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
• Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met

Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Room Leader, you will need:

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
• Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential
• Over 6 months' experience working in a senior position - Desirable
• Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable
• Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

The Beaconsfield Day Nursery and Preschool is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

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