Nursery Manager - Brand New Nursery

Childcare Heroes; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in London is seeking an experienced Nursery Manager to oversee the operations of a new nursery. The role involves managing daily activities, leading a dedicated team, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should hold a LEVEL 3 qualification in Early Years, have excellent leadership skills, and experience in childcare settings. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape an exceptional nursery environment.

Benefits

Excellent working environment

State of the art facilities

Qualifications

• Minimum three years leadership experience in managing full day care settings.
• Ability to lead the nursery marketing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the nursery adhering to policies.
• Lead the nursery team ensuring child safety and enriched learning experiences.
• Mentor new staff and conduct regular team assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Child protection knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Customer service approach

Education

LEVEL 3 in Early Years and Education

Job description

This a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nursery Manager to join a Brand New Nursery due to open soon!

You will take an active part in the development and set-up of the nursery, supporting the senior management team on a daily basis, leading up to the opening.

You will be someone who is passionate about Early Years and delivering excellent standards of childcare and education to all the families using the service.

You will have the exciting opportunity to join a brand new setting, with state of the art facilities, this is a great opportunity to develop and maintain an outstanding nursery!

This role offers an excellent working environment and benefits.

Some of your responsibilities as Nursery Manager will include:

• To be responsible for the daily running and administration of the nursery whilst adhering to the company Policies and Procedures, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements.
• To lead the nursery team ensuring that all children are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play and learning experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development
• To nurture every child in in your care providing consistency, innovation and excellence, igniting curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.
• To ensure that all of the Company Health and Safety policies and procedures are put into practice including allergy management, risk assessment and medication policies etc.
• To lead the nursery team ensuring that the nursery offers an environment which reflects the cultural diversity of all children.
• To prepare for and lead the nursery team during inspections by regulatory bodies and to implement any recommendations
• To induct, support and mentor new staff, carry out staff supervise meetings, conduct regular staff assessments, recognising training needs, monitoring training and developing teamwork.

You will need to have the following qualifications, training and experience:

• Minimum full and relevant LEVEL 3 in Early Years and Education
• An ability to lead, manage and inspire a team successfully together with good interpersonal skills.
• A sound knowledge of child protection procedures.
• A customer service approach, being willing to go above and beyond for families.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Able to lead the nursery marketing strategy including the planning and delivery of a strong marketing plan, the implementation of interesting marketing and retention events and the successful conversion of enquiries.
• The ability to plan and organise workload.
• A minimum of three years leadership experience in managing full day care settings.
• Effectively manage the nursery budget, including ensuring that income targets are met, budgeted staff and other costs are not exceeded.

As a specialist Childcare agency, we believe that we can only be as successful as our candidates and employees.

That is why we invest 100% in every candidate who registers with us and value all the work carried out by our team.

For more information, please contact us at the office on 0208 054 7202 or send us your CV to be considered for the fantastic and rewarding position.