Nursery Manager

Busy Bees Nurseries; West Byfleet; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in West Byfleet is looking for a proactive Nursery Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will lead a team of childcare professionals and ensure the highest standards of early years education. The position includes a generous salary of up to £45,000 plus a 25% bonus, 33 holiday days, and various employee benefits. Ideal candidates should possess a full childcare qualification and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Generous salary of up to £45,000

25% annual bonus

33 days holiday per year

Birthday off

NEST Pension

Employee Assistance Program

50% Childcare discount

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Passionate and ambitious individual focused on delivering high-quality childcare.
• Resourceful and capable of influencing and guiding colleagues.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of childcare professionals ensuring best practice.
• Apply best practices for children's early years education.
• Foster a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Full and relevant childcare qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Summary

Do you have the ability to influence and lead a team of outstanding practitioners?

Does working for the UK’s largest childcare provider sound exciting?

Our West Byfleet nursery is looking to bring on board a pro-active and dynamic Nursery Manager on a 12 months fixed term contract. In this role you will lead a team of childcare professionals whilst applying your knowledge and best practice to ensure our children have the best start in life.

Benefits

What we have to offer :

• As we all as a generous salary of up to £45, per annum plus a 25% annual bonus
• 33 days holiday per year including bank holidays– because we all need time to relax and revitalize!
• Your Birthday off ... on us!
• NEST Pension with a 3% employer contribution
• Our very own Virtual Learning Academy where you can enroll on courses to enhance your career
• We know that sometimes life can be tricky, or you might need guidance so you can lean on our Employee Assistance Program and our Peppy and Mental Health Apps.
• 50 % Childcare discount
• Enhanced family leave

About you – what we are looking for

• We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Nursery Manager whose primary goal is to deliver the highest standards of childcare and early years education
• You will be resourceful, commercially minded, and excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with a keen attention to detail and be able to prioritise your workload effectively
• Have strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and guide colleagues to always ensure best practice

About Busy Bees and our culture

Busy Bee’s is one of the largest day nursery groups in the world. We are an extension of the families we support and love what we do.

Care, Quality, Value and Service underpin our daily motivation for providing children the best start in life and more than 10, people who make up our group exhibit these values every day.

We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment where you can learn from experienced colleagues and make meaningful connections.

Why choose Busy Bees?

A career at Busy Bees is exciting, dynamic, and always evolving. We offer a fantastic opportunity to work and learn on the job with leading Practitioners and Educators in the industry, along with best-in-sector training and support in child development. Here are just a few reasons why a career at Busy Bees is just that little bit more extraordinary, which is reflected in our 40 years of success.

• To apply for this role, you must hold a full and relevant childcare qualification