Lead the way at YMCA Beginnings Day Care! Are you an inspiring childcare professional ready to make a difference? Our nurturing nursery in Gainsborough is seeking a dedicated Setting Manager to guide our team and ensure the very best outcomes for babies, toddlers, and pre-school children. At Beginnings, every day is about creating a safe, stimulating, and caring environment where children can flourish. As part of YMCA Lincolnshire, you’ll join a values-driven organisation where your leadership will shape both our staff and children’s experiences. This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your career, lead with passion, and be at the heart of a supportive, community-focused nursery. Duties and Responsibilities - • To be responsible for the smooth day-to-day management, staffing and organisation of the setting • To manage all aspects of staffing such as rotas, supervisions, training, mentoring, holiday allocation with liaison with Senior Childcare Manager and HR • To ensure setting follows the organisation’s ethos vision and curriculum, creating a welcoming and family friendly environment for all • Ensure policies, procedures and protocols are embedded and followed • To work cooperatively with the Senior Childcare Manager and the organisation’s other nursery managers, contributing to the strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation and development of YMCA Lincolnshire’s nursery provision • To ensure the EYFS is promoted and delivered throughout the setting, ensuring that all statutory requirements are fulfilled and all principles adhered to • To order and maintain equipment and resources in the nursery • To be responsible for admissions in line with the admissions policy • Ensure the setting complies with all guidance and legislation as required by Ofsted • To ensure that the setting actively promotes inclusive practice and supports children who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities • To oversee and ensure that all childcare workers are administering and maintaining relevant records and reports, such as accident, incident and medication forms, learning journals, tracking, assessments, termly reports and other records as required • To attend training programs and staff meetings as required and be flexible in attending additional social activities • To undertake Inclusion Funding Reviews as required within the given deadlines Qualifications, Skills and Experience • You must hold a relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare/Early Years • You must have at least 2 years’ experience of working in and at least 1 year experience of leading/managing in a nursery setting