Nursery Manager

MP Training and Recruitment; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount 100% for first year

Bonus up to £6,000 (subject to Ofsted)

Enhanced parental leave

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension

Wellbeing & financial benefits

Career development programme

Job summary

Bright Horizons Bishops Stortford Day Nursery & Preschool is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead a multi-room team and deliver outstanding care and education. You will oversee safeguarding and partner with support offices to recruit, nurture and develop staff.

You will drive commercial plans, optimise performance and manage costs while maintaining regulatory compliance and high standards of pedagogy.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience leading an Early Years setting; Nursery/Deputy/Assistant manager preferred.
• Experience with Ofsted or regulatory inspections and achieving Good/Outstanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education to children.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and manage safeguarding policies daily.
• Collaborate with support teams to recruit, develop and retain staff.
• Develop commercial plans to drive growth and optimise revenue.
• Ensure nursery performance, staffing ratios, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding

Team development

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Bishops Stortford Day Nursery & Preschool

Salary – £50,000 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Hours – Full time, 40 hours, Monday - Friday

Location – Bishops Stortford, CM23 2AF

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: "I did that."

Our purpose-built nursery consists of six rooms, three baby rooms, two toddler rooms and a large pre-school room. The nursery boasts a beautiful baby terrace on the first floor for under two's along with a well designed garden consisting of a Forest and growing area along with an area for relaxing/creating.

Our Benefits

• £50,000 per annum
• Childcare discount of 100% for first child
• Competitive bonus of up to £6,000, awarded in line with Ofsted inspection outcomes
• Enhanced parental leave
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure.
• Ability to also purchase additional leave*
• Pension
• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach
• *Subject to T&Cs*

The Role

As a Nursery Manager, you will lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education to all the children in your setting, and through inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention and performance.

You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery, and management of safeguarding policies.

You will work in partnership with support office teams to recruit, nurture, and continuously develop high performing colleagues, as well as identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth.

You will optimise nursery performance, revenue generation, and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements.

What we're looking for

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Experience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar)
• Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection, leading to a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' outcome
• Experience of developing high performance teams, with effective regulatory compliance, quality improvement, delivery of high-quality pedagogy, innovation and service excellence
• Confident decision maker, with ability to support change and understanding of complex relationship between commercial and service excellence within a regulated setting
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carers

Equal Opportunity

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Additional Info

INDNMP Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people's potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.

Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation's ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.

We are passionate about our people's ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of "thank you" and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular "employee appreciation month". This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a "thank you" placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do.

Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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