Early Years Manager

Flow Recruitment Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced nursery manager to create a safe and stimulating environment for children. The successful candidate will lead the nursery team, ensuring outstanding educational standards and operational efficiency. Candidates must hold at least a Level 3 qualification in Early Years and have a minimum of two years’ experience. Benefits include career advancement opportunities, a pension scheme, and a 60% childcare discount.

Benefits

Genuine opportunities for career progression

Access to professional training

Pension scheme

60% childcare discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Rewards and recognition

Refer a friend Bonus Scheme

Birthday off

Health & wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience managing a nursery with a focus on education and childcare.
• At least two years of experience in early years education.
• Strong understanding of the EYFS and Ofsted inspection framework.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming and stimulating environment that promotes learning.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the nursery ensuring high standards.
• Lead and inspire the nursery team towards meeting objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Conflict resolution

Passion for early years education

Education

Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Early Years

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

Overview

Our client’s goal is to offer children an amazing educational experience from birth to pre-school, their most formative years. They focus on every unique child and our highly skilled and qualified teams provide the very best early years’ experience in a safe and stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in creating a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment that promotes children’s learning
• Effectively manage the day‑to‑day running of the nursery, delivering outstanding standards of care and education in partnership with colleagues, parents and children
• Be accountable for meeting all objectives and nursery targets with a commercial and people focus, ensuring the nursery is efficient and profitable
• Lead the nursery team with a positive and passionate outlook, dealing with conflict resolution while developing yourself and others through professional development and monitoring performance
• Be happy to embrace differences and maintain minimum operating standards
• Inspire, excite, and challenge colleagues to deliver the best childcare and education

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Early Years
• Minimum two years of early years’ experience
• Early years management experience preferable
• ICT qualification preferable or very good knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS and Ofsted Early Education inspection Framework

Benefits

• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• Access to professional training
• Pension scheme
• 60% childcare discount
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Rewards and recognition
• Refer a friend Bonus Scheme
• Birthday off
• Health & wellbeing support