Deputy Manager Ruislip, England
Job description
Are you looking for a new and exciting role? Would you like to be a part of the opening of a brand new nursery?
At Blossom Tree Montessori, we are recruiting for a Deputy Manager to join our brand new nursery in Eastcote. We are set in a very accessible location next to the shops on Field End Road. We are around an 8 minute walk from Eastcote station and there is a bus stop around a minute walk from the nursery so we are very accessible via public transport.
This role is full time, working 40 hours per week – working a variety of shifts between the hours of 7:30am-6pm.
**Salary - £31,000 - £36,000 dependent on experience**
A little about Blossom Tree Montessori:
- We first opened our Northwood branch in July 2019 and have expanded the nursery twice since opening.
- Our Eastcote branch is our second branch to open which we are very excited about!
- We are really passionate about the Montessori ethos and we provide in house training as well as supporting staff to complete courses to further their knowledge.
- There is plenty of room for career progression and we are very focused on upskilling our staff team.
- We have a total of 5 classrooms across 2 floors within a beautiful building with a lot of character.
- We use a nursery app called ‘Blossom Educational’ which is our sister company! It’s incredibly user friendly and helps us to be efficient and organised.
What we offer at Blossom Tree Montessori:
- 28 days holiday per year including 5 days at Easter, 5 days at Christmas, bank holidays and the remaining to take in your own time
- One extra day’s holiday per year increasing with each year of service
- Additional days holiday for your birthday! If your birthday falls on a weekend, a day around the weekend will be given.
- *Employee of the month rewards*
- Christmas Bonus
- Pension scheme
- Free uniform
- Three paid staff inset days per year
- In house training and opportunities to complete further courses and qualifications paid for by Blossom Tree
- Complimentary team building activities and staff events
- Staff childcare discount
- Paid DBS with a requirement for you to pay £13 each year for the Update Service
A day at Blossom would include:
- Working as part of a team to ensure the nursery runs smoothly and efficiently.
- Becoming familiarised with the nursery's policies and procedures and supporting staff to follow these.
- Leading a team, encouraging and raising practice daily.
- Delegating tasks to your team to ensure the smooth running of the room.
- Sharing creative ideas and willingly involving your team in decision making for the classroom e.g., activities/planning
- Forming professional and friendly partnerships with parents and forming secure relationships with the children.
- Working as part of the Senior Management team to contribute to staff performance management and appraisals.
- Leading staff meetings in the absence of the manager.
- Supporting the manager in daily running of the nursery.
- Managing and overseeing the daily running of the nursery in the absence of the manager.
- Staff delegation and deployment to ensure all rooms are working within the adult to child ratios.
- Oversee display boards and the setting up of a stimulating, warm environment prepared for the children including the garden in accordance with the 7 areas of learning.
- Conducting peer observations and management spot checks. Focusing on the quality of interaction and the high levels of practice.
- Creating children's health care plans.
- Mentoring and training Room Leaders.
- Being involved in parent events.
- Monitoring all daily and weekly checks are completed to a high standard.
- Using our nursery app "Blossom Educational" - training will be provided.
What we would ask from you:
- A full and relevant Childcare qualification at a minimum of Level 3.
- Previous experience of working in a leadership role is essential.
- Having good ICT skills is essential.
- Being a positive role model to your team.
- Effectively lead and manage the staff team in the classrooms.
- An extensive knowledge of the current EYFS, Ofsted and welfare requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- To be passionate, motivated, have the ability to work well within a team and be able to adapt to a fun and inspiring way of working.
We take safeguarding very seriously and a current and clean Disclosure Barring Services (DBS) Certificate is essential.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £31,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company pension
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Yearly bonus
Work Location: One location
