Nursery Manager

Storal; Sudbury CP; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

wellness day

Welcome Bonus: £1,000

Job summary

Sunshine Nursery School in Sudbury is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead a supportive team and drive excellence in early years education. You will ensure the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver high standards of care for children.

The role requires strong EYFS knowledge, leadership and outstanding communication with children and adults, plus experience in nursery administration and staff development within a Storal environment.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent.
• GCSE maths or equivalent.
• Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar.
• Strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework.
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together; experience in staff training and support.
• Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years).
• Excellent communication skills with both children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Day to day as a Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery's success ensuring the setting has the right team, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education.
• You’ll offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators.
• You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved.
• Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that help children be ready for school and equip them with life skills to flourish and succeed.

Skills

Leadership

EYFS knowledge

Staff training

Communication skills

Nursery administration

Management experience

Education

Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above

GCSE maths or equivalent

Job description

Nursery: Sunshine Nursery School, 8 Warner Way, Chilton Industrial Estate, Sudbury, CO10 2GG

Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday

Salary: up to £40,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Can you lead a team to shape the future of early years education at SUNSHINE NURSERY?

You’ll have a supportive team to help you succeed, including an Operations Manager, Deputy Manager, Office Manager Early Years Educators and an education coach to help with the delivery of the Storal curriculum.

Benefits

• Performance related bonus
• 50% childcare discount
• wellness day
• much more
• Welcome Bonus: £1,000

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here

Day to day as a Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the Nurseries success ensuring the setting has the right team, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education.

You’ll offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved.

Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school, but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed.

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

• A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
• GCSE math's or equivalent
• Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
• A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
• Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
• Excellent communication skills with both children and adults

Benefits For You

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus
• We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with Pay Captain
• Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
• Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
• Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.