Nursery Quality Manager

Childbase Partnership; Oxford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free dividend

Generous annual leave

Partnership rewards days

Childcare savings

Wellbeing support

Career development

Job summary

Childbase Partnership is seeking an experienced early years professional to join our team as a senior leader in our Oxford nursery. You will work closely with the Nursery Manager to maintain outstanding teaching quality and safeguarding standards while mentoring colleagues to develop a motivated, knowledgeable team.

You will champion partnership with families and external agencies, ensuring smooth operation in the manager's absence and contributing to our employee-owned culture and continuous

Qualifications

• You are an EY professionals with a DfE approved qualification at level 3 or above.
• You lead by example and mentor colleagues to build a strong team.
• You ensure safeguarding is central to practice and partnerships with families.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Nursery Manager to review and improve teaching quality.
• Maintain excellent relationships with children, parents, staff and external agencies.
• Take responsibility in the manager's absence and support leadership in the nursery.

Skills

Mentoring

Leadership

Safeguarding

Education

DfE approved early years qualification level 3+

Job description

You are a qualified early years professional: You hold a DfE approved early years qualification at level 3 or above and are currently working in a senior capacity in an early years environment, ideally in the role of Third-in-Charge, Assistant Manager or Deputy Manager.

You are passionate about inspiring others to reach their full potential: You have experience of leading by example, role-modelling best practice and using your exceptional understanding of the EYFS and SEND Code of Practice alongside your experience of mentoring and coaching colleagues to develop a happy, knowledgeable and motivated team.

You are an advocate for safeguarding: You always ensure the well-being of children and your colleagues is at the forefront of your practice.

You are collaborative: In partnership with the Nursery Manager, you will manage the continual review and evaluation of provision to ensure the quality and effectiveness of teaching is outstanding, building strong and positive relationships with children, parents, colleagues and external agencies, and resuming full responsibility of the nursery in the absence of the manager.

We are employee-owned: Every colleague is a partner with a voice, who helps drive our success; when we do well, we each receive an annual tax-free dividend.

Company values

• We are number 1: Ranked top of the Nursery World league tables for our Ofsted outcomes.
• We are community driven: Supporting causes close to our hearts, we've raised more than £3.5 million for charity.
• We are environmentally responsible: Building a greener tomorrow our nurseries all hold Green Flag awards and are powered by 100% renewable energy.

Working pattern: Varied shifts Monday-Friday between 07:00-18:30 | Choose a 4 or 5 day week.

Salary: £38,356.50-£41,437.50 per annum (pro-rata).

Responsible to: Nursery Manager.

We've been delivering childcare excellence since 1989. Within our 44-day nurseries, Head Office, and Training Academy, EduBase, our ethos is simple: we all belong, we all matter, and we all contribute. We believe in 'careers, not jobs', supporting one another to grow and succeed.

Why join us?

• Generous annual leave: 25 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), rising to 28 days with length of service, plus paid bank holidays.
• Work-life balance: Up to a further 20 paid days off each year through our Partnership Reward Days incentive; take your leave or sell the days you accrue, tax-free.
• Family childcare savings: If you have children or grandchildren, there's the potential for you to benefit from generously discounted childcare at Childbase Partnership nurseries, with savings of up to 75% for parents, and 40% for grandparents, depending on your contracted hours.
• Exclusive partner benefits: Long-service rewards, qualification bonuses and retail discounts.
• Wellbeing support: Free meals, mental health and occupational health support, flu jabs, eye care vouchers and a free will-writing service.
• Career development: Team inset days, access to online training and apprenticeships through our academy.