Nursery Manager

Staff Match; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and career progression

Job summary

Staff Match is seeking a Nursery Manager for a well-established nursery in Brentwood, Essex. This full-time role oversees staff, EYFS delivery, and day-to-day nursery operations to provide a safe, engaging environment for children.

You will work closely with the Director, manage staff rotas and supervisions, ensure EYFS is applied in practice, and uphold nursery policies. DBS checks are part of the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Experience of motivating teams and developing practice.
• Good Knowledge of EYFS and Statutory Welfare requirements.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Desirable).
• Paediatric First Aid (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Director and ensuring the nursery is a safe and exciting environment for children to learn and grow.
• Effectively deploying staff, managing staff rota’s, supervisions, meetings.
• Ensuring staff effectively implement Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum in daily practice.
• Ensure that staff understand and adhere to all nursery policy and procedures.
• Partake in nursery show arounds, parents evenings, open days.
• Ensuring nursery documentation is accurately completed, this includes children’s learning journals, accident, incident, medication forms.
• Building positive relationships with parents and key interfacing groups.
• Working 40 hours per week.

Skills

Motivating teams

EYFS knowledge

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Paediatric First Aid

Job description

Staff Match have an excellent opportunity for a full-time Nursery Manager to join a friendly, well-established nursery in Brentwood, Essex.

Person Specification:

• Experience of motivating teams and developing practice


• Good Knowledge of EYFS and Statutory Welfare requirements


• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Desirable)


• Paediatric First Aid (Desirable)

Some of the responsibilities undertaken by the Nursery Manager will include:

• Working closely with the Director and ensuring the nursery is a safe and exciting environment for children to learn and grow.


• Effectively deploying staff, managing staff rota’s, supervisions, meetings


• Ensuring staff effectively implement Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum in daily practice


• Ensure that staff understand and adhere to all nursery policy and procedures


• Partake in nursery show arounds, parents evenings, open days


• Ensuring nursery documentation is accurately completed, this includes children’s learning journals, accident, incident, medication forms


• Building positive relationships with parents and key interfacing groups


• Working 40 hours per week

Benefits:

• Training and career progression

Due to the nature of this job, candidates will be subject to UK eligibility checks together with Enhance Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks