Nursery: Hermitage Nursery School, Whitwick, Leicestershire, LE67 5EL
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
Salary: From £14.40 perhour dependent on experience and qualifications
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.
About Hermitage Nursery School
Hermitage is our exceptional nursery school in Whitwick where teams enable children to spend their days developing a real love of learning.
About you
You are a Level 3 or above qualified, Senior Early Years Educator / Senior Practitioner / Senior Nursery Nurse / Room leader who is ready for their next step or, you may even be an experiencedDeputy manageror similar who thrives on leading by example, and inspiring others to be the best that they can be.Either way, we'd love to hear from you.
You love supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children, whilst alsomotivating your teamto do the same.
You have a natural, nurturing openness, along with a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards for young childrenin the UK.
What you'll be doing
Day to day as aDeputy Nursery Manageryou will be an intrinsicpart of the nursery management team ensuring thesetting 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 youidentify 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 areachieved.
You will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that allchildren are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You'll do this by leading, motivating and inspiring the educators, managingratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning anddeveloping opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.
What you'll need
* 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
What you'll get
* Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience, qualification
* Performance related bonuses
* 50% childcare discount
* Annual wellness day off
* Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
* 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
* Dedicated learning and development support
* Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
About us
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.
Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
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