Nursery Manager

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

Job summary

A childcare recruitment agency is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead and inspire a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of care and education for children. The role involves responsibility for the nursery's operation, budget management, and staff development, along with promoting a safe learning environment. Candidates should hold a Level 3 Qualification in Early Years and have prior management experience. This position offers opportunities for career progression and additional benefits including training and childcare discounts.

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

• Minimum two years early years’ experience.
• Early years management experience preferable.
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS and Ofsted Early Education inspection Framework.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, welcoming environment that promotes learning.
• Manage day-to-day running of the nursery.
• Lead the nursery team with a positive outlook.

Skills

Early years management

Conflict resolution

People management

Excellent knowledge of EYFS

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

• 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 is 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.

Requirements

• 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.

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