Job Description
Nursery\nManager Just Imagine Day Nursery - Maldon
Full Time\n| 40 Hours Per Week Competitive Salary + £1,000 Welcome Bonus + Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth £3,000\nper year
Are you an experienced Nursery\nManager looking for a setting where you will feel trusted, supported and\ngenuinely valued as a leader?
Just Imagine\nDay Nursery – Maldon is looking for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager\nto lead our well-established nursery and continue building a positive,\nhigh-quality environment 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\nwarm home-from-home environment and inspiring outdoor learning spaces, Just\nImagine Day Nursery – Maldon encourages children to grow in confidence,\ncuriosity and independence every day.
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.
Just Imagine\nDay Nursery – Maldon is part of the Family First\nGroup where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights\nand responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a\nchild. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory\npractice for all children and families according to their individual needs.\nDiscrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief,\nmarriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender\nreassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or\npolitical belief has no place within the Family First Group.