Nursery Manager (fixed term)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

Annual leave 25 days

Bank holidays

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Bright Horizons Chiswick Nursery is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead a passionate team in a purpose-built setting near Chiswick station. You will be the Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensure high-quality early years education, and work with support offices to recruit, develop and retain talented staff.

The role emphasises safeguarding, regulatory compliance, and driving growth while delivering great outcomes for children and families. A Level 3+ Early Years qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Level 3+ Early Years qualification required.
• Experience in an Early Years leadership role (Nursery Manager/Deputy Manager).
• Experience with regulatory inspections and achieving good/outstanding outcomes.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and regulatory compliance understanding.
• Ability to develop high-performance teams and partner with parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education for children.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and oversee safeguarding policies.
• Collaborate with support office teams on recruitment, development and relationships.
• Develop commercial plans to deliver growth while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• optimise nursery performance, revenue generation and cost efficiency.

Skills

Early years leadership

Regulatory compliance

Safeguarding knowledge

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Chiswick Day Nursery and PreschoolSalary: Up to £59,529 (dependent on qualification/s and experience)Location: Chiswick, LondonAre you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”We’re looking for a Nursery Manager to join our Bright Horizons Chiswick Nursery, situated less than a 15-minute walk from Chiswick train station.Our 87-place nursery is proudly Ofsted rated ‘Good’, situated in a purpose-built setting. The nursery features outdoor gardens within the sports ground and access to acres of green fields for sports and outdoor activities! Featuring floor to ceiling curved glass windows that look onto the playing fields, the nursery is a light and spacious, and has additional dedicated art and music, dance and science studios for our children to explore.Our BenefitsChildcare discount of 100% for first childEnhanced parental leave25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave*PensionFinancial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and moreProfessional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach*Subject to T&CsThe RoleAs a Nursery Manager, you will lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education to all the children in your setting, and through inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention and performance. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery, and management of safeguarding policies. You will work in partnership with support office teams to recruit, nurture, and continuously develop high performing colleagues, as well as identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth. You will optimise nursery performance, revenue generation, and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements.What we’re looking forFull and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualificationExperience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager or similar)Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection, leading to a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ outcomeExperience of developing high performance teams, with effective regulatory compliance, quality improvement, delivery of high-quality pedagogy, innovation and service excellenceConfident decision maker, with ability to support change and understanding of complex relationship between commercial and service excellence within a regulated settingStrong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with childrenAbility to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carersINDCLHBright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!We look forward to receiving your application!