At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a passionate team to inspire and nurture young minds in a vibrant nursery setting.
- Company: Join a supportive nursery dedicated to shaping the future of early years education.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, enhanced holidays, childcare discounts, and wellness support.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Must have Level 3 Early Years qualification and managerial experience.
The predicted salary is between 29475 - 36025 £ per year.
Nursery: Children 1st Derby Road
Address: 146 Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4AX
Hours: 40 Hours Monday-Friday, Full Time Maternity cover
Salary: £16.00 an hour (Salary will depend on qualifications and experience) + £2,000 Welcome bonus.
Hello, I’m Aimee, the Nursery Manager at Derby Road. Our nursery is thoughtfully designed across two levels with tailored spaces that spark curiosity and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our baby suite offers a calm, home-from-home environment where little ones feel secure, settled, and supported every day.
Imaginative play is at the heart of what we do. Children love exploring our outdoor area, where engaging activities encourage creativity and development in a natural, inspiring setting.
Derby Road's Purpose
To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.
Can you inspire the next generation? Can you lead a team to shape the future of early years education at Derby Road? You’ll have a supportive team to help you succeed, including an Operations Manager, Deputy Manager, Office Manager, Early Years Educators, and an education coach to help with the delivery of the Storal curriculum.
How you’ll spend your time here
Day to day as a Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery's success ensuring the setting has the right team, culture, policies, and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education. You’ll offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved.
We’d love to talk to you if you have the following
- A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
- GCSE maths or equivalent
- Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
- A strong knowledge and understanding of the EYFS framework
- Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness, and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
- Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
- Excellent communication skills with both children and adults
Benefits for You
- For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with Pay Captain
- Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
- Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
- Our community - Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards
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Storal sets the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion, and resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families, and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
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