Early Years Manager

Flow Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Flow Recruitment Ltd. on behalf of our client seeks an experienced Nursery Manager to lead a busy early years setting.

You will ensure outstanding standards of care and education, manage day-to-day operations, and drive business performance while developing a passionate team of practitioners. The role requires strong EYFS knowledge and proven leadership experience in a nursery environment, with a focus on safeguarding and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

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

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, handling conflicts and developing staff through professional development and monitoring performance.
• Be inclusive and maintain minimum operating standards while embracing diversity.
• Inspire, excite and challenge colleagues to deliver the best childcare and education.

Skills

People management

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Childcare knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3/GCSE in Early Years

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Our client is looking to recruit a Nursery Manager.

As a Nursery Manager you will be responsible for:

• Playing a key role in creating a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment that promotes children's learning
• You will 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 if efficient and profitable
• Lead the nursery team with a positive and passionate outlook, being able to deal with any conflict resolution while developing yourself and others through professional development and monitoring performance
• Be happy to be big on our differences and maintain minimum operating standards
• You will be big on inspiring, exciting, and challenging colleagues to deliver the best childcare and education

The successful candidate will need:

• Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Early Years
• Minimum two years 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

Genuine opportunities for career progression