Early Years Manager

Flow Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in the City of London is seeking a qualified Nursery Room Leader to oversee the day-to-day operations of a nursery room. The ideal candidate must possess at least an NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent. Responsibilities include ensuring a safe and stimulating environment for children, training staff, and providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences. The position offers various benefits including a performance-related bonus, flexible working hours, extensive holiday, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Performance related bonus up to £1,200

Choice of 4-day 36 hour week or 5-day 40 hour week

Up to 32 days of holiday annually

Complimentary daily lunch and drinks

Personal development fund of £100 annually

Funding for further training and professional development

£100 clothing allowance

40% childcare discount

Emergency childcare days

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 qualified or equivalent in childcare.
• Sound understanding of child developmental requirements.
• Experience in training and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of an allocated area within the nursery.
• Ensure children are cared for in a happy and stimulating environment.
• Provide a range of learning experiences to meet children's development needs.

Job description

Our client believes nurseries are more important than ever before. As well as being crucial years for a child’s development and preparation for life in the modern world, they also create a place for families to come together.

Our client has gone to great lengths to create an inspiring environment that ensures the best possible start for children and feels like a home‑from‑home for families and their team members.

Our client is looking to recruit a Nursery Room Leader.

Nursery Room Leader

A qualified nursery room leader responsible for the day to day running of an allocated area or room within the nursery. You must be NVQ level 3 qualified or equivalent. An important role in training and developing staff by imparting knowledge and skills. You will be required to ensure the children are cared for in a happy, safe and stimulating environment. You will also need to have a sound understanding of a child’s developmental requirements and to provide a range of stimulating learning experiences designed to meet children’s all round development. Successful Nursery Room Leader will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Benefits include:

• Enjoy a performance related bonus of up to £1,200 per year
• Your choice of a 4‑day 36 hour week or the classic 5 day 40 hour week (we are certain we have a working pattern that works around you)
• Revel in up to 32 days of holiday a year (including 3 days between Christmas/New Year and a “Me” day off of your choice!)
• Indulge in complimentary daily lunch and drinks
• Access a personal development fund of £100 per year
• Funding and paid time off for Level 3/EYTT/EY Degrees/Forest School/Leadership and other training and professional development through our N Academy
• Enjoy our £100 clothing allowance – we don’t wear uniforms!
• Enjoy our family‑friendly benefits including fostering/neonatal leave, enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave pay after 2 years of continuous service and more
• Childcare discount of 40%
• Emergency childcare: 6 back‑up childcare days in any of our nurseries.

There’s more…

• Round the world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years service
• OUT OF THIS WORLD trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 10 years of service
• Refer a friend bonus of £1,000 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex employees
• Enjoy team discounts for groceries, retailers, days out, and more with the Each Person’s app
• Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme
• Join in the festivities with our Winter party & Summer BBQ and in our regular socials
• Gym membership and digital classes discounts with My Gym Discounts