Early Years Manager in Peterborough

The Early Years Alliance is a registered educational charity with a commitment to improving childcare and raising standards across the early years sector. The Alliance now seeks an Early Years Manager to play a leading role in creating exceptional experiences for children at its growing Farcet Village Nursery.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and inspiring your team to deliver high-quality early years education and care, ensuring the setting maintains a good or outstanding Ofsted outcome.
• Overseeing the day-to-day running of the nursery, ensuring all regulatory requirements, policies and procedures are followed.
• Building strong, trusted relationships with parents, carers and the wider community.
• Supporting the financial sustainability of the setting through effective operational management.
• Ensuring effective menu planning, ensuring all meals and snacks provided are healthy and nutritious and considering individual dietary needs, cultural preferences, diversity, and strict allergy control.
• Understanding the individual needs of children, including health and special educational needs/disabilities.
• Actively marketing the setting to ensure high occupancy by engaging with the local community, promoting the setting online and locally, and ensuring positive customer feedback.
• Recruiting and effectively inducting new members of staff and volunteers.
• Ensuring all children’s voices are listened to, respected, and acted upon.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum Level 3 Early Years Education and Childcare qualification (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and how to apply it in practice.
• Proven experience in early education and childcare post-qualification.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office, nursery management systems, online portals and social media.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and stay organised in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, families and external agencies.
• Paediatric First Aid qualification and a basic Food Hygiene Certificate (or a willingness to complete).
• Excellent understanding of child development and children’s needs with the ability to plan and implement the curriculum accordingly.
• The ability to role model effective teaching, positive behaviour support strategies and inclusive care.
• Experience managing a budget, including handling fees and expenses.

Benefits

• Free childcare and early education for your children.
• At least 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.
• Enhanced sickness pay and bereavement leave.
• 24/7 support via an employee assistance programme.
• 25% discount on new phones and tablets.
• Referral payments of up to £300 for introducing new talent to the Alliance.
• Assistance in gaining new qualifications.

Hours: 35 hours per week, term-time only.