Overview
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Nursery: Wilmere Lane Nursery School, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 5UR
Hours: Full Time Monday to Friday
Salary: From £34,320 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications) plus £1,000 Welcome Bonus
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.
Every day at Wilmere Lane, we inspire our children to be inquisitive, imaginative and confident learners through our carefully designed learning environments. For over 20 years, we’ve welcomed and nurtured children who go on to spend many happy years imagining, discovering, and exploring with us. Our cosy, home-from-home atmosphere creates a sense of comfort, togetherness, and well-being helping children to feel secure, content and ready to thrive. Our passionate, experienced team brings a wealth of early years knowledge. We tailor our approach to support each child in a way and at a pace that’s just right for them. Our children enjoy dedicated time in our large garden, where a range of outdoor experiences help them connect with nature and grow in confidence. Indoors, our calming and nurturing spaces are designed to support babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers alike. Mealtimes are a warm and social part of the day, with our children helping to serve healthy, home-cooked meals in a relaxed setting that encourages independence and community.
Who & What is Storal?
Its our collective group of Nurseries that we are part of here at Wilmere Lane. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime; we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.
About The Role
Day to day as a Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education. You will offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved. You will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You\'ll do this by leading, motivating and inspiring the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning and developing opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.
About You
* A true love for child development and care
* Able and willing to work in a team
* Ability to communicate effectively with management, peers and parents
* High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
* Knowledge of the EYFS framework
Must Haves
* A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
* Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
* A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework
* Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
* Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
* Excellent communication skills with both children and adults
Why Work For Us
* Welcome Bonus of £1,000
* Parental Leave – 52 weeks, with 6 weeks at full pay
* 100% childcare discount for your child’s first six weeks, and 50% until they start primary school
* Wellness Day and Headspace access
* Compassionate Leave – 3 days of paid leave for bereavement or family emergencies
* Holidays – annual leave with additional days with length of service
* Shoes & Trainer Discount – 25% off with sportshoes.com
* Champneys Spa Discount – 75% off wellness spa visits
* Counselling & Therapy through Vitality – 24/7 counselling and six in-person sessions per year
* Sick Pay top-up to full pay for up to 7 days; annual flu shot eligibility
We care about our people. Curious to know more? We would love to tell you more about what makes Wilmere Lane so special.
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