Deputy Nursery Manager

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We are currently looking for a DEPUTY MANAGER to help run our beautiful, children’s day nursery and pre-school near Watford.
We are looking or someone with great leadership skills, who’s committed to early years childcare, with experience managing a team within a nursery, preschool or childcare environment.
What we offer:
We value our dedicated and hard working staff and offer ongoing support and training, great opportunities, as well as above market rates of pay, holiday allowances and a range of other benefits!
Main duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Manager:
You will be supporting the daily running within the nursery, supporting the room leaders with training, paperwork. You will be office based 1 day per week assisting with managerial duties with the nursery and stepping up on the managers day off.
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To assist the nursery managers in the day to day running of the setting.
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To support the nursery staff and to ensure that they comply at all times with all policies, procedures and standards, including health and safety, hygiene, inclusion and confidentiality.
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To lead the planning of safe, creative and appropriate opportunities according to children’s needs and interests to fulfil the requirements of the EYFS.
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To develop and maintain good relationships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate meeting the needs of each child, including organising meetings to update and involve parent/carers in their child’s learning.
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To help supervise and contribute to performance management of staff according to policies and procedure’s.
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Working creatively with children within the EY framework, in order to provide an enabling learning environment for all children.
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Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
The ideal candidate will:
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Must have proven experience of managing within a childcare setting, (1+years) of deputy experience.
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Must hold a relevant Early Years qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above.
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Experience of working with the Early Years Foundation Stages.
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Understanding and recognition of the principles of equality and diversity.
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Proven and successful experience of working with children of relevant age in an early learning environment.
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Ability to lead the effective planning of learning.
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Ability to set, demonstrate and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the Nursery
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Experience of having kept written records of children’s achievements including observations.
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Excellent communications skills.
If you feel like you meet the criteria above, and would like to be considered, then we very much look forward to receiving your application
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Location:
Watford
Salary:
£30,000 - £34,000 /annum salary is negotiable
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Education

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