Nursery Manager

VIRAL LAB; West Kilbride; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company based near Broadbottom is seeking an experienced Nursery Manager for a Forest School inspired nursery. The role includes overseeing daily operations, ensuring high-quality childcare and education, and promoting outdoor learning. The successful candidate will manage staff, safeguard children, and enhance the nursery's development.

Qualifications

• Over 4 years of managerial experience in Early Years Education.
• Effective communication skills with parents and staff.
• Team leading experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee nursery operations and ensure high-quality childcare.
• Implement EYFS effectively including outdoor learning activities.
• Lead on safeguarding and ensure staff training.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Childcare qualification L3 or above

L3 Forest School qualified

Outdoor first aid training

Safeguarding level 3 certificate

Job description

Nursery Manager

Our Client are looking to employ an experienced Nursery Manager for their purpose-built Forest School inspired Nursery based near Broadbottom, Cheshire. The successful candidate will take full responsibility for the daily management of the nursery including the implementation of forest school and outdoor learning, this includes encouraging staff to incorporate the EYFS outside, and ensuring that all activities that are implemented have an intention and outcome inline with the staff key children, to provide a stimulating and supportive environment for children

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the nursery’s daily operations, providing leadership to staff and ensuring that the nursery offers high-quality childcare and education.
• Work with the Nursery Director to set clear, measurable goals for the nursery’s development. Regularly monitor progress and implement improvements to meet targets.
• Ensure that the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is implemented effectively throughout the nursery including the outdoor woodland areas and ensure that these are maintained to a high standard, promoting maintenance staff days where possible.
• Take the lead on safeguarding and child protection within the nursery. Ensure that all staff are fully trained in safeguarding protocols and that any concerns are acted upon swiftly and in line with local authority procedures.
• Lead on the identification and assessment of any potential safeguarding risks within the nursery and take action to mitigate these risks.
• To create a positive culture and attitude, to inspire other members of staff amongst the forest feet team to lead outdoor learning/ forest school activities.
• Be able to adapt to the growth of the setting, whilst working in close partnership with the owner of the setting.
• To plan, prepare, and deliver a range of Forest School activities, that meet the EYFS standard and are suitable to the age range of children.
• To liaise with parents/caregivers, Effective communication is the key to this role, in person and over the communications app. To develop good working relationships with parents and treat any information regarding families and children in strictest confidence, unless there are safeguarding concerns.
• To take lead and remind other staff members with timekeeping to ensure alignment with the owners/managers' daily schedule is followed.
• To promote a culture of Forest school and outdoor learning improvements within the team, ensuring that the nursery team are aware of our Forest School ethos and that there is a continued readiness for successful future inspections from governing bodies.
• To attend ALL out-of-working-hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parent evenings, events, Nursery opening days etc.

Essential Criteria

• Childcare qualification L3 or above
• Outdoor first aid training certificate- training can be provided
• Valid DBS certificate- subscribed to the update service
• Safeguarding level 3 certificate DSL -training can be provided
• L3 Forest School qualified - (preferable but not required)
• Over 4 years Managerial experience in Early Years Education
• Team leading experience.

The successful candidate can look forward to a competitive salary with additional benefits which will be discussed at an interview

If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then call Ollie or one of our Nursery Team on 01926 676369 or register your details by emailing your most up to date CV to