Deputy Nursery Manager

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Room Leader – Fordingbridge Day Nursery Salisbury Road Burgate, Fordingbridge SP6 1LX Full-Time, Permanent (40 hrs/week) – Part-Time considered Salary: £29,120 per annum At Fordingbridge Day Nursery, we believe in creating a nurturing, emotionally secure environment where children feel valued, supported, and free to grow at their own pace. Our nursery is grade 2 listed building which features four beautifully designed rooms tailored to children aged 3 months to 5 years, each with direct access to spacious outdoor areas that encourage exploration and play in nature.
Why Join Us?
We value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
Employee discount / Childcare: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
Health & wellbeing programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.
Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
Company Pension Scheme
Referral Programme: Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead your room with creativity, warmth, and professionalism
Plan and deliver age-appropriate, stimulating activities
Support children’s physical, emotional, and intellectual development
Maintain high-quality observations and records using EyLog and EyMan
Champion the key person approach and support staff development
Ensure full compliance with EYFS and safeguarding standards
What We’re Looking For
Essential : Level 3 Childcare qualification
Essential: 1+ year experience in Early Years
Desirable: 6+ months in a senior/leadership role
Strong knowledge of EYFS and Ofsted standards
Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English
A genuine passion for early childhood education
Please note: Duties may evolve to meet the needs of the nursery.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Fordingbridge Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
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Location:
Daggons
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Deputy Manager / Assistant Manager

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