Job Description
Nursery\nManager
Poppies Holmer Green
Full Time\n| 40 Hours Per Week
Up to £40,000 + £1,000 Welcome Bonus + Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth £3,000 per\nyear*
Are you an experienced Nursery\nManager looking for a setting where you will feel trusted, supported and\ngenuinely valued as a leader?
Poppies\nHolmer Green is looking for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager to lead\nour well-established nursery and continue building a positive, high-quality\nenvironment for children, families and teams.
This role is\nideal for a strong Early Years leader who enjoys developing teams, driving\nstandards and creating a nursery culture where both children and teams thrive.\nYou will be joining a stable nursery with supportive senior leadership, strong\nteam foundations and the freedom to lead your setting with confidence.
With its\ninspiring outdoor learning spaces, Forest School experiences and nurturing\nfamily feel, Poppies Holmer Green provides children with a fun, engaging\nenvironment where they can confidently learn, explore and thrive.
If you take\npride in running a happy, organised nursery and leading a team people genuinely\nenjoy being part of, we would love to hear from you.
What we\noffer:
* £1,000 welcome bonus*
* Quarterly bonus scheme worth up\n to £3,000 per year*
* 75% childcare discount
* 27 days annual leave plus bank\n holidays and your birthday off
* Genuine progression\n opportunities within a growing group
* Supportive and approachable\n senior leadership team
* Employee wellbeing &\n assistance programme
* Refer a friend bonus up to £750
* Well-resourced nursery with a\n positive team culture
*Terms\nand conditions apply.
The role:
As Nursery\nManager, you will lead the day-to-day running of the nursery while maintaining\nhigh standards across the setting. You will be responsible for:
* Leading, motivating, and\n developing your nursery team
* Ensuring EYFS and safeguarding\n compliance
* Building strong parent\n partnerships
* Driving occupancy and overall\n nursery performance
* Leading Ofsted preparation and\n inspections
* Supporting staff development and\n wellbeing
* Creating a positive,\n professional team culture
This is a\nhands-on leadership role where your experience, leadership style, and\ndecision-making will make a genuine impact every day.
What we’re\nlooking for:
Essential:
* Full and relevant Level 3\n Childcare qualification
* Previous Nursery Management\n experience
* Strong knowledge of EYFS and\n safeguarding
* Experience leading teams within\n Early Years
* Passion for delivering\n high-quality childcare and education
Desirable:
* Level 5 qualification in\n Childcare, Leadership, or Management
* Experience achieving Good or\n Outstanding Ofsted outcomes
Apply today!\nIf you’re looking for a Nursery Manager role where you can lead confidently,\nfeel supported and genuinely enjoy coming to work, we would love to speak with\nyou.
We are\ncommitted to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all\nstaff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service\nCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to\nenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Poppies\nHolmer Green is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to\ntreat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other\nindividual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing\nequality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and\nfamilies according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of\ngender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership,\ndisability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity,\nethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the\nFamily First Group.