Nursery Manager

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a Nursery Manager to oversee and enhance the quality of early years education in Luton. The role involves managing nursery operations, ensuring high standards of care, and leading a dedicated team. Candidates should possess a Level 3 qualification in Early Years, along with experience in early years management and excellent leadership skills. Benefits include career progression opportunities, professional training, and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Genuine opportunities for career progression

Access to professional training

Pension scheme

60% childcare discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Rewards and recognition programs

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Birthday off

Health & wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Early Years.
• Minimum two years of early years’ experience.
• Knowledge of EYFS and Ofsted frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, welcoming environment promoting children’s learning.
• Manage the day-to-day running of the nursery.
• Lead the nursery team and foster professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Conflict Resolution

Education

Level 3 Qualification in Early Years

Job description

Our client’s goal is to offer children an amazing educational experience from birth to pre-school, during 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:

1. Playing a key role in creating a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment that promotes children’s learning.
2. Effectively managing the day-to-day running of the nursery, delivering outstanding standards of care and education in partnership with colleagues, parents, and children.
3. Being accountable for meeting all objectives and nursery targets with a focus on both commercial success and people development, ensuring the nursery is efficient and profitable.
4. Leading the nursery team with a positive and passionate outlook, managing conflict resolution, and fostering professional development and performance monitoring.
5. Maintaining high standards and embracing diversity within the nursery environment.
6. 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 of early years’ experience.
• Early years management experience (preferable).
• ICT qualification or very good knowledge of Microsoft applications (preferable).
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS and Ofsted Early Education inspection Framework.

Benefits include:

• Genuine opportunities for career progression.
• Access to professional training.
• Pension scheme.
• 60% childcare discount.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
• Rewards and recognition programs.
• Refer a friend bonus scheme.
• Birthday off.
• Health & wellbeing support.