Nursery Deputy Manager

Family First Nursery Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery group in Basildon seeks a passionate Deputy Manager to ensure the wellbeing and safety of children. With a focus on leadership and inspiring the staff, the ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification in Childcare and extensive experience in Early Years. The position offers a salary of £30,000 per annum plus a £1,000 Welcome Bonus, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

£1,000 Welcome Bonus

£400 Qualification Bonus

24 days annual leave plus bank holidays

75% employee childcare discounts

Health & wellbeing programme

Tailored professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience working in Early Years.
• Leadership experience is essential.
• Experience in a management position is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child and staff.
• Understand the statutory framework for the EYFS.
• Inspire staff team with creative ideas for outstanding practice.

Skills

Leadership experience

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Effective communication skills

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification

Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management

Job description

Deputy Manager – Just Imagine Day Nursery-Vange

Salary: £30,000 per annum plus £1,000 Welcome Bonus!

40 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Nursery Deputy Manager to join our team and make a significant impact. If you're eager to lead, inspire, and shape the future for our little ones, we want to hear from you!

At Just Imagine Day Nursery-Vange offers the highest quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Always putting our families first, the safety and wellbeing of all our children, staff and parents is our number one priority.

At Just Imagine our goal is to encourage independence across all areas of learning and development, and we instil our ethos of ‘Nurture, Care, Inspire’ in all our settings.

Why Join Us?

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

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus – because every great journey deserves a great start!
• £400 Qualification Bonus : For all Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!
• Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid!
• Referral Programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members as well as access to wider discount.
• Health & wellbeing programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available
• Personal & Professional Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.

Company Pension Scheme

Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.

Responsibilities

• 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 throughout the nursery.
• Assist in managing the acceptance and administration of medication and ensure care plans are thorough and up to date for children or staff with health conditions.
• Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Promote respect and credibility for this position through effective communication skills, impartiality, and consistency.
• Inspire staff team with creative ideas and new challenges with aim to achieve outstanding practice.
• Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery and safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.

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

Requirements

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
• Leadership experience - Essential
• Over 1 years’ experience of working in Early Years - Essential
• Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
• Over 1 years’ experience of working in a management position - Desirable.
• Level 5 qualification in Childcare and / or Management and Leadership - Desirable
• Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding – Desirable

Take the next step and explore a role that makes a positive impact on children’s lives. Apply today and let our friendly recruitment team support you every step of the way. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Family First community!

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.

Just Imagine Day Nursery-Vange 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