Here at Lime Tree Nursery we pride ourselves on offering high quality childcare and education. Each one of our nurseries is well equipped to provide age appropriate activities and resources, encouraging children to become curious about the amazing opportunities provided.
Our staff all plan age appropriate activities according to every child's individual needs and targets as we are firm believers that every child is unique and should be planned for as individuals.
All our practitioners are minimum level 3 up to degree qualified in Childcare and Early years qualifications and undergo continuous training to further their knowledge and understanding.
We pride ourselves on all our staff being Paediatric First aid trained.
We're looking for a qualified, passionate and a highly motivated Deputy Nursery Manager to assist and support the Nursery Manager to manage and provide outstanding high quality, consistent and inclusive care, and education opportunities for children 0-5 years in line with Ofsted requirements.
Main duties and responsibilities:
* To be responsible for the day to day management of the nursery in the absence of the Nursery Manager.
* To effectively manage the staff team and support the Manager/Area Manager with the recruitment of new staff.
* To ensure that all nursery policies and procedures are adhered to by all users of the nursery
* To work as part of a team to deliver an ambitious, flexible curriculum which is driven by the children's interests
* To ensure your pedagogy has different approaches to meet individual children's needs e.g., modelling, observing
* To ensure all environments are enabling
* To have a good knowledge of child development to accurately observe and assess children
Operational Responsibilities
* To support the Nursery Manager in ensuring that the nursery conforms to and exceeds the requirements of Ofsted and is always ready for inspection ensuring the minimum awarded grade is Good.
* To ensure that the nursery consistently meets the requirements set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage to a minimum 'good' standard
* To keep the Nursery Manager and Area Manager up to date with any situations that may be detrimental to the company and any complaints received.
* To support the Nursery Manager in maintaining regular staff supervisions, assessing the performance of all staff through regular management observations and peer on peer observations and ensuring poor performance is identified and dealt with through clear targets and goals, realistic timescales, monitoring and all meetings are documented in detail
What can we offer you?
* Qualification related pay
* Discounted childcare
* Trainee managers programme
* Staff functions
* Paid time off for your birthday and much more
If you think you have the skills to take on this fantastic opportunity please drop us an email for further details
The post is subject to two satisfactory employment references and DBS check.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£28,496.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Education:
* Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
* Nursery: 3 years (preferred)
* Childcare: 3 years (preferred)
* Management: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: DMHallAUG25