Deputy Nursery Manager
Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 | Location: Camden, West Hampstead | Permanent role from September 2025 | Dual role between classroom and office | Flexible working hours | Private nursery for ages 0 to 5 years
Are you an experienced and qualified deputy nursery manager, or seeking your first deputy nursery manager position?
Would you like to join a successful nursery school entering its third year of operation?
Do you want to work in a nursery that offers fantastic benefits and rewards hard work?
Opportunity to support in Early Years
Role: Deputy Nursery Manager - Classroom and Office Based
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000
Requirements: Early Years Foundation Stage experience is essential
Children aged 0 to 5 years old
About the School
- This is a new Jewish faith nursery for children from 6 months to 5 years old.
- Located in the Inner London borough of Camden, in West Hampstead.
- Well connected via train lines (Tube, overground, Thameslink) and buses.
- Opened in September 2023, nearing the end of its second academic year. No OFSTED inspection yet, but due soon.
- The nursery is a happy, positive, and nurturing environment with nearly 40 children on roll.
- Open from 8 am to 6 pm daily, with an early finish at 2 pm on Fridays. Flexible working hours are available.
- All children are Jewish; staff do not need to be, but must respect the nursery's ethos.
- Multicultural staff intake; increased children numbers mean new vacancies and staff-to-child ratios are being maintained.
- Open 11 months a year.
- Benefits include pension scheme, up to 6 paid sick days, birthday off, up to 35 paid holidays, free lunch, coffee, snacks, free DBS check, and CPD training.
Role Details
- Seeking a deputy nursery manager with solid nursery experience, either as a deputy or room leader, ready for the next step.
- Must have a good employment track record, be confident in curriculum management, team support, and working both in class and office roles.
- Nursery is growing, requiring additional staff for increased children intake.
- Part-time or full-time shifts available to cover staff-to-child ratios.
- Qualifications: Level 2 or 3 for assistant roles, Level 4 for room leaders; higher experience in Early Years considered.
- Salary varies with experience and qualifications: Level 2 (£22,000-£26,000), Level 3 (£23,000-£27,000), Level 4 (£27,000-£31,000), Deputy (£32,000-£35,000, negotiable).
- The nursery has a sponsorship license; sponsorship options are available for those with existing licenses.
If interested, please apply with your CV to (url removed) or call Eve on (phone number removed).