Nursery Manager

The role of the Nursery Manager is to provide professional leadership and management of the nursery and its staff, and to successfully manage the day to day running of the nursery and deliver high quality standards of care and education for all children.

Aims

• Comply with all regulatory requirements.
• Provide high standards of care and education.
• Support all nursery staff in their roles.
• Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers.
• Sustain targets for revenue and costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all company policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff.
• Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by all staff.
• Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion.
• Provide leadership and support to all staff to enable them to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with both colleagues, parents and carers.
• Deploy staff effectively to ensure the required standards are maintained.
• Ensure the effective implementation of the company’s keyperson system throughout the nursery.
• Ensure that all children are kept safe and that staff are confident to follow safeguarding procedures.
• Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with relevant outside agencies.
• Create and maintain a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.
• Proactively promote and represent the nursery to current and potential parents/customers including in the wider community.
• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and be responsible for ensuring all staff receive health and safety training.
• Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures.
• Be responsible for ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained and vetted staff with relevant qualifications.
• Recruit, induct, support, train and appraise all staff to deliver high quality childcare practice.
• Identify, address and support individual training needs and self-development such as supervisions and appraisals.
• Work in conjunction with the Franchisee and Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ltd Head Office in disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings.
• Be responsible for making sure all complaints/concerns are actively resolved in a timely manner.
• Manage staff and running costs.
• Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.
• Be responsible for all administrative duties associated with the nursery, including maintaining children’s records, ordering equipment and keeping personnel files.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Safer Recruitment training.
• Paediatric First Aid.
• Food and Hygiene Level 2.

Skills/Competencies

• Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
• Ability to write clear objective observations.
• Excellent planning and organisation.
• Strong IT skills.
• Strong leadership.
• Good presentation skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Able to motivate, manage and work productively within a team.
• Identify training needs, develop training plans and evaluate training undertaken by staff.
• Ability to comprehend, impart and adhere to a strict set of policies and procedures.
• Working with and supporting parents.
• Working with outside agencies.
• Effective time management.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Able to work confidently with SEND.

Knowledge

• Excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Excellent knowledge of the current Early Years Inspection Framework.
• Thorough knowledge of and appreciation for child safeguarding and welfare.
• Strong understanding of health and safety and practical hygiene issues.

Benefits

• An extremely supportive management team.
• Individual training package and further opportunities.
• Career development.
• Apprenticeship completed through an OUTSTANDING training provider.
• Room Leaders to help induct and support you.
• Well-being at the centre of our practice.
• Frequent Promotion opportunities.
• Extensive Support for Higher Level qualifications.
• Two days onsite training during inset days.
• Team building events throughout the year.