daycare teacher London, England
Job description
The Rainbow Day Nursery
Nursery Manager
Salary starting from £40,000 per annum
40 hours per week -Full time from September 2023
Level 3 Childcare Qualification
Do you have a passion to work within childcare? Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?
The Rainbow Nursery are seeking a skilled and passionate Nursery Manager to join their team. Rainbow Nursery has an extensive garden that allows the nursery to develop their outdoor ethos, enjoying the seasons and being outside in all weathers. It has a fire pit where the children learn to build fire and cook together outdoors. We encourage age-appropriate risk taking.
Cooking is a big part of the nursery curriculum, allowing the children to develop skills in cooking, tasting food and at times cooking food that we have grown in the garden.
At Family First Nurseries, The Rainbow Day Nursery take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
Within this role you will be responsible for all children, parents, staff and visitors to the nursery and you will need to provide the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with staff and parents.
*Main responsibilities include:
- Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the nursery
- Ensure that company policies and procedures are embedded, applied and adhered to by all
- Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations
- Embed effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
- Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources which are appropriate to their age and stage of development
- Promote a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.
- Manage any complaints or concerns raised in a thorough and timely manner and inform senior management
- Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
- Participate in all activities related to nursery publications, advertising, public relations, the web site, and other marketing activities designed to promote the nursery
- Promote positive relations with an approachable manner and time to listen to your team
- Develop a well-qualified and experienced team that meets and exceeds all relevant standards
- The nursery will be open 8am-6pm 51 weeks of the yeah Within this role you will be required to work opposite shifts to the Nursery Manager
*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.
Requirements and skills:
- Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - essential
- Over 2 years’ experience of working in Early Years - essential
- Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - essential
- Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership - desirable
- Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding - desirable
Benefits include*:
- Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays
- Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary
- Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams
- 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families
- Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed
*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
We will be holding interviews on an ongoing basis - early applicants encouraged. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £40,000.00 per year
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £40,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
School type:
- Day nursery
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, NW5 2HY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
- Nursery experience: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Management: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- level 3 in childcare (required)
Work Location: In person
