RAFAKidz Brize Norton Pre School Manager

RAF Association; Carterton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced childcare discount 40%

Healthcare cash back

Virtual GP access

Health and stress support

Refer a Friend bonus

Generous leave

Group Associate Membership

Travel and overnight expenses

First Stage Informal Telephone Inter­-

Gala evenings participation

Job summary

RAFAKidz Brize Norton is seeking a proactive Preschool Manager to lead the nursery team and deliver high standards of care and education.

You will provide professional leadership, ensure regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and act as Designated Safeguarding Lead. The role is full-time, 38 hours per week, with a salary of £34,916 and a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as Nursery or Pre School Manager and knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Relevant qualifications to hold this post.
• DBS check required at appointment and every three years.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and day-to-day management of nurseries.
• Ensure delivery of high standards of care and education.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain financial sustainability of the nursery.
• Serve as Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Job description

Pre School Manager

RAFAKidz Brize Norton OX18 3UG

£34916 38 hours per week

Plus annual performance bonus

• Enhanced childcare discount of 40% for permanent employees


• Healthcare cash back for you and your children to cover prescription, dental and optician costs


• Free access to virtual GP


• Health and Stress Support plus gym discount


• Unlimited Refer a Friend bonus payments


• Generous leave with time off to relax and recharge over the Christmas period


• Group Associate Membership – savings and discounts on household bills and more!


• Guaranteed transfer to another nursery (for spouses and families being reassigned)


• Preparing for promotion? We pay travel and overnight expenses to allow you to experience another of our fabulous settings


• First Stage Informal Telephone Interviews – let’s get to know each other before arranging a visit


• Opportunities to attend gala evenings to celebrate our big nominations and wins together!

About us

2025 was a phenomenal year for RAFAKidz! Our special awards include

Nursery Group of the Year Nursery World

Medium Sized Nursery Group of the Year National NMT Nursery Awards

Outdoor Learning Environment National NMT Nursery Awards

If you’re a talented, passionate and dedicated childcare professional looking for your next step, our welcoming and warm Pre School at RAFAKidz Brize Norton is the place for you! You can expect to be fully ‘hands on’ to create a stimulating and exciting pre school setting, using many of the tools and resources RAFAKidz have already developed, to strengthen and grow the quality of our care and our team. A full role profile is available to view on our website however core objectives for a RAFAKidz Nursery Manager include;

To provide professional leadership and day-to-day management of nurseries.

To ensure the delivery of the highest standards of care and education

To ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

To ensure the financial sustainability of the nursery

To be the Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mentor and develop staff skills and knowledge

About you

As an experienced Nursery or Pre School Manager, you’ll have a great understanding of putting children at the heart of everything you do. Equally important, we are looking for someone to harness the passion and commitment of our colleagues to nurture and develop them into the very best educators and support them on their career pathways. As you would expect, you will need to have an in-depth knowledge of all regulatory requirements and come with the relevant qualifications to hold this post.

This post requires a satisfactory, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and every three years thereafter. As part of our inclusive culture, we encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities

This job description is intended to provide a summary of the main duties and requirements. For the full overview of requirements, please refer to the complete job description on our website.