Nursery Manager

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool; St. Day; On-site; GBP 39,416 - 51,521; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount of 100% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Job summary

A leading early childhood education provider in the UK is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead a team in providing outstanding care and education. The role involves acting as Designated Safeguarding Lead and managing nursery operations, including team development and performance management. Candidates should have a Level 3 Early Years qualification and leadership experience. Enjoy competitive benefits including a childcare discount and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Years leadership role, ideally as a Nursery Manager.
• Experience participating in regulatory inspections leading to 'Good' or 'Outstanding' outcomes.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education to children.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead for the nursery.
• Manage financial performance and implement commercial strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Team development

Decision making

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Portswood day Nursery and Pre School

Salary – £39,416 - £51,521 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Portswood, Southampton

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 Benefits

• Childcare discount of 100% for first child*
• 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

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.

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

If you want to make a difference, with a company who has been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006, apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please email [e-mail] and we will be happy to help.