Nursery Manager - SE22 - 45 hours per week - £35,000

Tinies; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare services provider in London is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead their dedicated team in delivering high-quality care. This role involves inspiring staff, maintaining compliance with regulations, and fostering a nurturing environment for children. The ideal candidate should possess a Level 3 Early Years qualification, relevant experience in management, and a strong understanding of safeguarding procedures. This position offers a salary of £35,000 per year.

Benefits

Salary - £35,000 per year

Staff events

Health insurance

Qualifications

• Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection.
• Experience of developing high performance teams.
• Understanding of the complex relationship between business and service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursery teams to deliver outstanding care to all children.
• Drive employee engagement and retention.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery.

Skills

Experience within a Nursery Manager role

Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Ability to build trust with colleagues, parents, and partners

Confident decision maker

Education

Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Job description

Nursery Manager - SE22 - 45 hours per week - £35,000

An opportunity has risen for a Nursery Manager position. This lovely setting believes in cultivating a warm and stimulating environment for your little ones to blossom. Their dedicated team is committed to providing quality care and fostering a love for learning in each child. From cozy corners for quiet discoveries to lively spaces that spark creativity, this nursery is designed to inspire and support every child's unique journey.

What we can offer you (benefits) :

• Salary - £35,000 per year
• Staff events
• Health insurance

What we need from you :

• Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Experience within an Nursery Manager role.
• Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection
• Experience of developing high performance teams, with effective regulatory compliance, quality improvement, delivery of high quality pedagogy, innovation and service excellence
• Confident decision maker, with ability to support change and the understanding of the complex relationship between business / commerce and service excellence within a regulated setting
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
• Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues, parents and external partners

Your duties will include :

• Lead our nursery teams to deliver outstanding care to all the children in your setting
• Through your inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention, and performance in the nursery
• Work in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure your nursery is fully recruited , encouraging a diverse workforce
• Role model and mentor your nursery team to ensure the highest quality early childhood practice and experience for all children, including children with special education needs and / or disabilities
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture
• Work in partnership with HR to identify succession plans for the nursery team and nurture, create and continuously develop a pipeline of high performing practitioners and Room Leaders, building the strongest talent pool in the sector
• Work with the Regional Director, Finance and Marketing teams to identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth within the nursery
• Commercial delivery of the nursery performance, optimising revenue generation and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements, to deliver and exceed the annual budgeted EBITDA
• Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery