Deputy Nursery manager, Senco, EYT in Brighton

Deputy Nursery manager, Senco, EYT

Location Bright Start Nursery Tarner Family Hub, Ivory Place, Brighton, BN2 9QE

Basis Fixed Hours

Job details

Salary £35,570 - £40,444

Contractual hours 33

Basis Fixed Hours

Package We are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages.

Job category/type Childcare and Nursery

Date posted 03/08/2026

Job reference REQ0001337

attachments: Preview of Shortlisting Questions Deputy Nursery Manager.docx

attachments: 3161.Jan12.Deputy Nursery Manager-EYP.JD&PS.doc

Job description

• We are looking for a new Nursery Deputy Manager/ Early Years Teacher/ SENDCO to Join our Nursery Team within the Tarner Best Start Family Hub.
• Do you have QTS or EYT and experience of being in a leadership role in a nursery,do you have experience of being a SENDCO, Do you have DSL experience ? if so we would love to hear from you.
• Do you have passion for making a difference to children in these key early years. Do you have Excellent understanding of child development
• Do you have Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance including current education developments, for example the Early Years Foundation Stage, SEND & Disability Act 2014, local child protection and safeguarding policyand procedures, Knowledge of relevant procedures and legislation (e.g. health and safety and work, food hygiene), Experience of working with other professionals.Experience working with, and providing care and education to children from a wide range of backgrounds, including those with special educational needs.
• Please get in touch by email catherine.linstrem@brighton-hove.gov.uk

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Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Why work for us?

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

Additional information: Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.