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Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week between 7.45 am and 6 pm
Location:
Glasgow
Closing Date:
27/10/2025
Department:
Operational/Professional Services
Region / Division:
Job Role:
Operational/Professional Services
The Role
Reporting to the Depute Rector – Infants, the Pre-School Manager will be an active and motivated participant in the life and direction of the school and will lead by example and in doing so will support and inspire the Pre-School Team in terms of our Aims and Values and the future vision of the Pre-School.
It is an operational role; however, it will be supernumerary, allowing the Pre-School Manager to move between our two sites, spend time with small groups of children, meet with prospective and current parents and manage the Pre-School team.
Main Responsibilities
Leadership and Management
* Play an integral role in the development of the Pre-School.
* Motivate and lead the Pre-School team in delivering high standards of care.
* Be responsible for the day-to- day management, staffing, organisation, and smooth operation of the Pre-School facility.
* Manage resources and the Pre-School budget.
* Play a key role in the recruitment process ensuring the best quality staff are appointed.
Planning and Development
In conjunction with the Depute Rector, create a Pre-School Development Plan which responds to the needs of the setting and is in line with the SIP objectives.
* Develop a curriculum which fosters creativity, curiosity and challenge.
* Support the team to provide responsive, child-led planning.
* Monitor and track learning.
* Assist the Depute Rector to implement and evaluate quality assurance.
* Seek new opportunities to collaborate with other early years settings to develop and promote best practice.
* Identify the training needs of the Pre-School team and co-ordinate an on-going programme of professional development.
Policy/Implementation
* Possess a thorough working knowledge of all national guidelines and documents relating to pre-school education, including Curriculum for Excellence, Space to Grow, Building the Ambition, National Care Standards, GIRFEC and How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare.
Communication
* Promote positive relationships with parents, children and colleagues.
* Liaise with the Care Inspectorate to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
* Establish relationships with external agencies who will support children with identified additional needs.
* Work with Depute Rector to ensure children a smooth transition to Primary 1.
* Inform parents of Pre-School initiatives either in writing or through informal presentations.
Pastoral Care
* To deal with any parental inquires or concerns.
* Monitor and track the pastoral care of Pre-School children.
* Take a lead role in Child Protection procedures within the Pre-School, liaising with appropriate senior school staff.
The Ideal Candidate
You will be a dedicated and enthusiastic professional committed to fostering all aspects of a child’s development in early years education whilst balancing the demands of both managerial and operational leadership.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
* Registered with SSSC as a Manager of a Day Care of Children Services.
* BA in Childhood Practice.
* Experience in Early Years Education
* Experience of Managing a Team.
* Thorough working knowledge of all national guidelines and documents relating to early years education, including Curriculum for Excellence, Space to Grow, Realising the Ambition, National Care Standards, GIRFEC and How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare.
* An understanding of the benefits of play and learning in the outdoors.
* The ability to lead and manage others to deliver education and care to a very high standard.
* Competent in the use of Microsoft Office.
* Proven organisational skills - balancing the demands of both managerial and operational leadership.
* Effective communicator – focusing on the best ways to communicate ideas, listen to others, foster collegiality, and establish collective ownership.
* Strategic thinker - developing a vision of what success will look like in the Pre-School.
* Strong planning skills – achieve and deliver successful improvements in the Pre-School and deal with the challenges along the way.
* Persuasion and influencing - encourage others to help you achieve this success.
* Collaboration - seek opinions, respond to feedback and motivate others towards shared success.
* Change Management – open and adaptable to changes to plans and vision; analytical of research and evidence in identifying best practice; reflective of own leadership and practice.
About the school/organisation
JOIN ONE OF SCOTLAND'S LEADING INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Founded in 1641, Hutchesons’ Grammar School is a cornerstone of Glasgow’s independent educational landscape, committed to academic excellence and holistic development. Our mission is to provide an outstanding education that allows every pupil to reach their full potential - academically, socially, and personally. Through an inspiring curriculum and an extensive co-curricular programme, we nurture curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning. Our pupils, encompassing Nursery, Junior, and Senior Schools, excel not only in the classroom, but also in sport, music, drama and beyond. Hutchesons’ focuses on ensuring our pupils Belong, can Flourish, and so will Achieve their best, wherever their talents lie. We are proud of our rich heritage and excited for the future.
We are now recruiting for a Pre-School Manager to manage our Pre-School situated within the heart of the Primary School at Kingarth Street.
Hutchesons’ Pre-School (pre-schoolers and nursery) spend half their time at the pre-school facility at Kingarth Street and half at H@PP (on Haggs Road) which is a recently converted facility with a modern, airy feel. Hutchesons’ at Pollok Park (H@PP) provides 10 acres of green space and woodland. The children attend Kingarth Street and H@PP with their key person group.
The Pre-School sites, both indoors and outdoors, offer the best play-based learning opportunities for children from 3 to 5 years old and provides a safe, secure and nurturing environment in which children flourish.
What We Offer
* 20 days’ annual leave plus 13 days public holidays
* Excellent benefits including:
Healthcare
* Contributory pension scheme
* Free on-site gym membership
* Free local parking
Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week, between the hours of 7.45 am and 5.45 pm.
Interviews will be held w/c 3 November 2025.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
The successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme (Disclosure Scotland) or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
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