Deputy Manager

Apollo Day Nursery; Contact (MT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Day Nursery in Montana is seeking a Deputy Manager to support the Nursery Manager, deputise when required, and help organise a high-quality learning environment for children from birth to five/eight/twelve years. You will lead a team, uphold safeguarding, and collaborate with parents and external agencies.

You will contribute to planning, policy implementation, and nursery operations, ensuring consistent high standards of care and education across all ages.

Responsibilities

• Follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to keep children safe, well and secure and ensure all team members can do the same
• Promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
• Promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
• Assist the Manager in showing parents around the nursery facilities and sending out information to prospective families
• Ensure the provision of high standards of physical, personal, social and emotional care
• Lead a team of professional workers and ensure good practice at all times
• Assist the Manager in setting and implementing objectives and policy for the nursery
• Assist with planning and organising staffing schedules and holiday rotas to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained in accordance with regulatory body guidelines and nursery procedures
• Assist with implementing administrative procedures such as registration, place allocation, and other related matters
• Assist with developing and implementing systems to monitor and record child development
• Assist with preparing and maintaining materials and equipment
• Be responsible for the health and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children and ensure staff compliance and awareness
• Ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• Provide a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
• Support all team members with the early identification and intervention for children with possible additional needs and give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate
• Ensure confidentiality of all information received and shared
• Assist with staff development and training
• Support an effective interview and selection process, as required
• Fully support the induction of new team members
• Support the appropriate supervision meetings/processes in conjunction with the Manager
• Feed into appraisals, target setting and nursery operations as deemed appropriate by the Manager
• Attend nursery management meetings and report appropriate information back to the wider team
• Assist the Manager in supervising training of students on placement within the nursery
• Liaise with parents, other family members and staff to help ensure that the particular needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given
• Liaise with outside agencies as required
• Assist the Manager with the efficient upkeep and maintenance of the building and grounds, stock of equipment, furnishings and fittings
• Maintain staff awareness of fire evacuation procedures in accordance with the fire safety policy
• Be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, planning meetings, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
• Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time-to-time by the Manager

Job description

Job title: Deputy Manager

Responsible to: Nursery Manager

Purpose of Post

• Ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
• Work under the direction of the Manager and deputise for him/her as and when required
• Support the aims and objectives of the nursery and assist the Manager in the organisation of a high-quality establishment for children from birth to five/eight/twelve years
• Provide high standards of care and early learning, including monitoring and reviewing provision and provide a safe, caring environment to enable the personal, emotional, social and educational development of children, through individual attention and group activities
• Support the team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop
• Direct and support staff as agreed by the Manager

Main Duties

• Follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure and ensure all team members are able to do the same
• Promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
• Promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
• Assist the Manager in showing parents around the nursery facilities and sending out information to prospective families
• Ensure the provision of high standards of physical, personal, social and emotional care
• Lead a team of professional workers and ensure good practice at all times
• Assist the Manager in setting and implementing objectives and policy for the nursery
• Assist with planning and organising staffing schedules and holiday rotas to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained in accordance with regulatory body guidelines and nursery procedures
• Assist with implementing administrative procedures such as registration, place allocation, and other related matters
• Assist with developing and implementing systems to monitor and record child development
• Assist with preparing and maintaining materials and equipment
• Be responsible for the health and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children and ensure staff compliance and awareness
• Ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• Provide a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
• Support all team members with the early identification and intervention for children with possible additional needs and give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate
• Ensure confidentiality of all information received and shared
• Assist with staff development and training
• Support an effective interview and selection process, as required
• Fully support the induction of new team members
• Support the appropriate supervision meetings/processes in conjunction with the Manager
• Feed into appraisals, target setting and nursery operations as deemed appropriate by the Manager
• Attend nursery management meetings and report appropriate information back to the wider team
• Assist the Manager in supervising training of students on placement within the nursery
• Liaise with parents, other family members and staff to help ensure that the particular needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given
• Liaise with outside agencies as required
• Assist the Manager with the efficient upkeep and maintenance of the building and grounds, stock of equipment, furnishings and fittings
• Maintain staff awareness of fire evacuation procedures in accordance with the fire safety policy
• Be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, planning meetings, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
• Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time-to-time by the Manager