Nursery Manager

Little Barn Owls Nursery & Farm School; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in early years education is seeking a passionate Nursery Manager to lead a vibrant and innovative nursery. This role involves overseeing a dedicated team, ensuring high standards of care and education, and implementing the Reggio Emilia approach. The ideal candidate will inspire and support staff while fostering a child-led learning environment. With a commitment to professional development and a variety of benefits, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in early childhood education.

Benefits

80% childcare discount

Seasonal bonuses

Joiner's bonus up to GBP1000

International CPD opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement of 33 days

Healthcare Cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

SmartSpending discounts

Team building events

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience as a Manager in a similar setting.
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted requirements and standards.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage a nursery for 50 children and 15 employees.
• Support staff to ensure excellent practice and child-led learning.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Level 3 in Childcare and Education

Degree in Childcare and Education

Job description

Our Award Winning Nursery Group based in West Sussex were recently crowned winners of the Nursery World Award for Enabling Environments 2024!

What does this role require?

Little Barn Owls Nursery and Farm School is a 50 place nursery comprising four age-grouped rooms for children aged 3 months to 5 years. We require someone with a minimum of two years' experience as a Manager of a similar-sized setting, with experience leading and inspiring a team to success.

As part of a team of Leaders, Pedagogical Coordinators, Atelieristas, and Educators, you'll need excellent organisational skills and a passion for delivering high standards to collaboratively strive for excellence.

It's imperative that you uphold our high standards with Employees and Parents. Excellent working knowledge of Ofsted to ensure that relevant goals regarding Ofsted are achieved.

Other key attributes include:

1. Critical and creative thinker who welcomes a challenge and thrives on problem-solving
2. An inspirational leader with high impact, professionalism and credibility
3. Robust and commercially astute - commercially and cost-conscious with the ability to ensure results are achieved through innovation that adds value and gives a return on investment
4. Able to communicate effectively at all levels (parents, children, colleagues and senior management)
5. Strong interpersonal, influencing and presentation skills
6. Naturally proactive and keen to add value
7. A minimum of Level 3 or ideally Degree qualified in Childcare and Education or working towards EYP status.

The role of the Nursery Manager

The Nursery Manager is the welcoming face and the forefront of the nursery.

You'll be responsible for organising a busy and innovative nursery for 50 children and 15 employees, collaboratively working with Leaders to ensure the smooth running of this Award Winning Reggio Emilia Inspired setting.

The central and most important part of this role is supporting staff on the ground to ensure excellent practice is carried out with children, putting into place the best and most up to date researched practices including behaviour management, personal care and hygiene, and child-led learning. The Manager will oversee and advise on the arrangement of activities and resources, as well as the development of project work and documentation within the nursery, aided by the Head of Children and Adult's Learning, the Pedagogical Coordinator and Managing Director through regular reflection meetings.

The Manager will show passion and enthusiasm for the Reggio Emilia Approach and support and train staff on the nursery floor, providing both inspiration, teachings of the approach and feedback to staff throughout the day to create a culture of continuous professional development. It is expected the Manager spend a good proportion of their time in practice with staff, to include side by side coaching, supporting planning meetings, training and building the educator's confidence with the Reggio approach and EYFS delivery.

Our nurseries are predominantly child-led and our curriculum is emergent, so you'll need to inspire your team to think on their feet and be in tune with children to extend their learning in the moment.

With the new Little Barn Owls Training Academy, all employees will enrol onto our in-house training and development programme, specially designed for Outstanding Early Years Educators. As part of your programme, you will complete 12 self-evidenced units, supported by a 1:1 mentor.

Pay: Up to GBP45,000.00 per year

Important information:

Our nurseries operate 51 weeks per year, 7.30 am - 6 pm Monday-Friday. We are not currently able to offer school hours or term-time only positions. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, colour, religious belief, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We are committed to safeguarding our children and staff. You will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits of a Little Barn Owls Career

1. Industry leading salaries, reward and recognition programme.
2. ALL EXPENSES PAID international CPD for qualified staff.
3. 80% childcare discount
4. Seasonal bonuses

Our innovative and creative Reggio Emilia inspired, Forest and Farm School Nursery Group has been recognised for their approach to Early Years Education around the world. Nurturing confident, caring and curious children is our passion and our promise.

We have four INCREDIBLE and unique nurseries. We employ professional artists in each nursery to work with children, enabling their enquiring minds to develop, in dedicated creative studios which are called Ateliers.

Awarded Nursery World's UK Nursery Group of the Year 2020

Awarded UK Nursery of the Year 2015

Our fantastic benefits package includes:

1. Up to GBP1000 joiner's bonus (on successful completion of probation)
2. Amazing all expenses paid international breaks to inspire our qualified Educators and Artists
3. A huge reduction of 80% off childcare fees
4. A Christmas shopping loyalty bonus
5. Regular monetary reward and recognition schemes
6. Wellbeing centre which includes employee contributed Healthcare Cash plan and access to Employee Assistance Programme.
7. The option of buying and selling annual leave
8. SmartSpending - discounts and money off over 800 retailers and suppliers
9. Caring, supportive environment and culture
10. Generous holiday entitlement of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays
11. Long service rewards of GBP1000
12. Working alongside professional expert consultants
13. Team building fun days, meals out, and social events
14. Career progression

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: GBP40,000.00-GBP45,000 per year

Work Location: In person

Ability to commute/relocate: Midhurst GU29: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s): What interests you about a career with Little Barn Owls?

Experience: Managerial: 2 years (preferred)

Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required)