Nursery Manager: Lead Safeguarding & High-Performance Team

Bright Horizons; Reigate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Bonus up to £6,000

Enhanced parental leave

25 days annual leave

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Career development

Careers coach access

Job summary

Bright Horizons in the United Kingdom is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead a team and deliver outstanding care and education. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with support offices to recruit and develop high performing colleagues, while implementing commercial plans to drive growth.

You will optimise nursery performance, revenue and cost efficiency within a regulated setting, ensuring safeguarding and regulatory compliance at all times.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Early Years qualification or higher.
• Experience in Early Years leadership (Nursery Manager/Deputy/Assistant).
• Experience with regulatory inspections achieving Good/Outstanding.
• Experience developing high performing teams with regulatory compliance and quality improvement.
• Confident decision maker balancing commercial and service excellence in a regulated setting.
• Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection legislation.
• Ability to build trust with colleagues and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver outstanding care and education.
• Drive employee engagement, retention and performance.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and manage safeguarding policies.
• Work with support office teams to recruit, nurture and develop colleagues.
• Identify and implement commercial plans to deliver FTE growth.
• Optimise nursery performance, revenue and cost efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Bright Horizons in the United Kingdom is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead a team and deliver outstanding care and education. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with support offices to recruit and develop high performing colleagues, while implementing commercial plans to drive growth.

You will optimise nursery performance, revenue and cost efficiency within a regulated setting, ensuring safeguarding and regulatory compliance at all times.