An independent day nursery located in a quiet residential street in Pinner, Middlesex is seeking a dynamic, supernumerary Deputy Nursery Manager to join its expanding team. The nursery has a capacity of approximately 100 children ranging from babies to five years old and achieved a "GOOD" rating from its most recent OFSTED inspection in 2022. Along with a salary of up to £41,000 per annum, you will also receive a range of benefits including service recognition rewards, a pension scheme, season ticket loans, a pay and reward scheme, learning and development opportunities, an employee assistance programme, free daily breakfast and refreshments and individual Christmas and birthday presents. As an office-based Deputy Nursery Manager, your duties will include: Promoting high standards of quality within the nursery and the environment Ensuring that resources and experiences offers to children are in line with the company's ethos and approach to Early Years Education Ensuring that practice and provision meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Ensuring that children are kept safe, and that staff understand and follow Safeguarding procedures Assisting with the effective day-to-day management of the nursery Maintaining effective methods of communication with children, staff, parents & carers Developing positive working relationships with staff Responsible for ensuring compliance in respect of suitably trained staff with relevant First Aid qualifications We are looking for a Deputy Nursery Manager who has the following skills and experience: Previous experience in a similar role or an experienced Room Leader looking to step up. Minimum NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent. Excellent knowledge of Health and Safety legislation. Excellent knowledge of OFSTED standards. Excellent knowledge of the EYFS curriculum. Good time management skills. Excellent communication skills. Strong people management skills. To apply for this role as Deputy Nursery Manager, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV. Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency. Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to