At a Glance
- Tasks: Support daily nursery operations and lead a passionate team in early years childcare.
- Company: A nurturing children's day nursery in Woking with a focus on professional growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy a balanced work-life with flexible hours, ongoing training, and career advancement opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive team dedicated to creating an inspiring learning environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in childcare management and a relevant Level 3 qualification required.
We are currently looking for a Deputy Manager to help run our beautiful children’s day nursery and pre-school in Woking. We are looking for 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 to excel in your career. We realise the importance of having a good work life balance and offer a 4 or 5 day working week - 38-40 hours. We are open all year round from 8am - 6pm.
Main duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Manager:
- To assist the nursery managers in the day to day running of the setting.
- 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.
- To lead the planning of safe, creative and appropriate opportunities according to children’s needs and interests to fulfil the requirements of the EYFS.
- 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 parents/carers in their child’s learning.
- To help supervise and contribute to performance management of staff according to policies and procedures.
- Working creatively with children within the EY framework, in order to provide an enabling learning environment for all children.
- Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
The ideal candidate will:
- Must have proven experience of managing within a childcare setting (1+ years) of deputy experience.
- Must hold a relevant Early Years qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above.
- Experience of working with the Early Years Foundation Stages.
- Understanding and recognition of the principles of equality and diversity.
- Proven and successful experience of working with children of relevant age in an early learning environment.
- Ability to lead the effective planning of learning.
- Ability to set, demonstrate and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the Nursery.
- Experience of having kept written records of children’s achievements including observations.
- Excellent communication 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.
Deputy Nursery Manager in Woking employer: Hedgehog Recruitment
Join our vibrant new nursery near West Byfleet, where we prioritise a supportive work culture and the professional growth of our staff. As a Nursery Room Leader, you'll benefit from excellent pay, flexible working hours to promote work-life balance, and ongoing training opportunities in a friendly team environment. With childcare discounts available for staff and a commitment to maintaining high standards, this is an exceptional opportunity for passionate early years practitioners to thrive.
