Deputy Nursery Manager

Storal Learning Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery organization in Chelmsford is seeking a Deputy Manager to ensure children's safety and inspire learning. Responsibilities include applying educational principles and engaging with families. Ideal candidates should possess a Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience with various age groups. This role offers a competitive salary starting from £14.40 per hour plus benefits like childcare discounts and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Discounted gym memberships

Personal wellness day

Enhanced maternity leave

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with all age groups within Early Years.
• A true love for child development and care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, peers, and parents.

Responsibilities

• Apply the Storal curriculum & pedagogy principles to children daily.
• Bond with children and families through meaningful moments.
• Seek learning opportunities in everyday routines.

Skills

Child development and care

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Empathy

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 3

Job description

Nursery: Little Faces Nursery School, Great Badlow, Chelmsford CM2 8HR

Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday

Salary: starting from £14.40 per hour plus £500 Welcome incentive received following probation.

Benefits That Support You: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Little Faces. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About the role:

As an Deputy manager you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

• Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
• Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you:

• A true love for child development and care
• Able and willing to work in a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
• Role modelling remarkable practice with the intent to support others around you
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves:

• Early Years qualification at Level 3
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Benefits at a glance

• For you – We get the basics right – Holidays, sick pay & personal Wellness Day
• Family matters – Balance starts at home – Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
• Health & wellness – Nourishing body & mind – Discounted gym memberships, spa days, fertility support & so much more.
• Development – Investing in your future – Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
• Our community – Growing together – Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Little Faces so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.