Deputy Nursery Manager, Better Community Nursery, Burnt Oak
We’re looking for a Deputy Nursery Manager to work alongside the nursery manger and a team of highly-qualified nursery staff at the Better Community Nursery based in Burnt Oak, Barnet.
This role is required for 40 hours per week to work shift patterns when the nursery is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (some occasional weekend working may also be required if there is an open day). Better Nurseries are operated by GLL, the UK’s largest leisure provider and charitable social enterprise. The nursery is registered to look after 58 children and babies and aims to create a safe, fun and stimulating environment through play, learning and use of the great facilities available at Burnt Oak Leisure Centre. The emphasis at the nursery will be around physical activity and the children will get to experience the sporting facilities within the leisure centre such as football, tennis, badminton and gymnastics as part of the nursery programme.
The Deputy Manager is a key role that will support the day-to-day running of the nursery and assist the Nursery Manager with administrative duties associated with the management of the nursery, such as maintaining records on children and families, ordering equipment, maintaining processes, keeping personnel records and maintaining effective methods of communication with children, staff, parents and carers in line with the statutory framework and aiming for Ofsted excellence. You’ll need to be organised and hands-on as you’ll do everything from recruitment and retention of staff, to arranging staffing/rotas in accordance with statutory regulations and budgets. Naturally you’ll be a great communicator as you’ll not only need to engage and encourage the children but you’ll also need to develop and maintain professional working relationships with local authority departments, regulatory bodies and other agencies. Mostly though, your passion for seeing the children develop, grow and progress will be what helps you make this role a success. We’re looking for someone with experience of managing a team within a nursery as well as a Level 3 qualification in Childcare. You will need to provide a DBS check and provide two satisfactory references prior to commencing employment.
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
1. A salary of up to 37,459
2. A values driven organisation
3. Learning & development to support career development
4. Good pension schemes
5. Discounted gym membership for you and your partner
6. The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we run plus associated events
7. Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal & Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
8. Career Pathways, professional development is just the start. To ensure your stay on top of your game we provide training with practical and theory elements too
9. Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
10. 25% off Red Letter Days
11. 25% off Buy a Gift
12. 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products
13. Ride to work scheme
14. Free eye tests and discounted glasses