Nursery Manager
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Woking
- Salary
- 35000.00 - 40000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 15 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 11 Jul 2022
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Nursery
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Nursery Manager
Our client is looking to recruit a Nursery Manager who will manage the Nursery, in line with the Nursery policies and procedures. Working with the Nursery Leadership Team lead the Nursery ensuring focus on the needs of the children as well as being accountable for nursery finances, deployment of resources (human and otherwise), quality of the curriculum, Health and Safety, partnership with parents and community engagement and child protection.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Delivering excellent leadership and management
To lead and manage the Nursery leadership team
Ensure that the nursery protects and promotes the safeguarding of children and families in line with legislation, taking appropriate action when needed.
To ensure that all relevant Nursery policies and procedures are cascaded to the nursery team and implemented as appropriate
Use time productively and in conjunction with the Nursery Management team, prioritise workloads to achieve results, whilst understanding the urgency of situations and meeting deadlines
Keep a continuous track of what needs to be done to provide an effective and efficient early years provision which meets the nursery standards
Lead the nursery leadership team in reviewing how the nursery operates in order to improve the service offered and take account of current best practice and the needs of children and families.
Lead and develop a learning culture that encourages staff to try new things, instilling confidence and helping them reflect and learn from their experience through informal as well as formal knowledge sharing.
Quality
To ensure the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage is delivered to the Nursery standard, ie differentiated, meeting the needs of all children, building on the ideas of staff and parents and children.
Ensure accurate record keeping on children's needs, abilities and progress, including regular audit of records
Child Protection, integrated working and promoting the welfare of the child
Implement and follow Child Protection Policies and Procedures in line with the Safeguarding Boards guidelines.
Ensure that all nursery staff are aware updated regularly on safeguarding, child protection, whistle-blowing policies and procedures.
Managing interactions with other professionals and Nursery staff in support of children and families, disclosing information to other professionals in compliance with confidentiality protocols, Nursery policies and procedures.
Ensure the nursery consistently promotes positive behaviour, self-control and independence in the children through using effective behaviour management strategies and developing children's social, emotional and behavioural skills
Ensure the Nursery maintains and develops a learning environment that is inclusive and promotes children's health, safety and physical, mental and emotional well being
Manage the implementation and monitoring of all plans in relation to children with SEN
Customer Service
In all contact with employees, members of the public conduct themselves in friendly, courteous and professional manner
Deal with first line enquiries from the public, families and professionals including dealing with complaints and compliments
To engage in partnership with families + holding regular parent participation events.
Signpost parent and other professionals to relevant services when necessary.
Human Resource Management
To manage, develop and deploy the whole nursery team, ensuring that the nursery is adequately staffed at all times.
To manage staff in line with performance management framework
To monitor staff absence in line with policy and procedure
To ensure staff access and complete both statutory and developmental training
To ensure consistent implementation of equal opportunities policy
Financial and Information management
To be responsible for all the administration and IT activities of the nursery, including collection of fees, nursery database, purchasing and receipts.
To supply accurate data in relation to contract monitoring and information management.
To monitor the budget for the nursery in liaison with the finance department
To maintain the occupancy target for the nursery
To manage the nursery waiting list to maximize uptake of places
To implement the debt management policy
Health and Safety
To be responsible for the Nursery's compliance and regular audit on:
HSE
Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Fire Risk Assessment and Fire Safety
Security
Ofsted
Contracts
Food Safety and Dietary Needs, including allergies
And any other compliance and regulatory areas that may arise.
Shared Duties and Responsibilities
To work with colleagues to ensure the optimum deployment of staff across the local area.
To manage the deployment of staff and resources in line with policy
Community engagement and partnership working
To ensure the nursery is involved in local community events
To ensure at least twice yearly inter-generational events
Market the nursery with in the local community
Major Decision in Roles
Managing and projecting Occupancy
Debt management
Deployment of staff
Deployment of resources
Financial Budgetary Approval
To manage the appropriate nursery budgets, monitor spending and take responsibility for all financial and administrative tasks e.g. fee and petty cash reconciliation; equipment inventory. Fees
Change Management
To positively enable the development of all staff through regular staff meetings and training and development opportunities available both internally and externally.
Performance management of staff through appraisal process and supervisions
To be responsible for implementation of and keeping staff fully informed and updated with all current nursery appropriate policies and procedures.
To take prime responsibility for compliance with all Nursery policies and procedures
To implement and maintain the Early Years Curriculum framework in line with organisation policies including equal opportunities.
To contribute to the continual development of the organisation and the nursery
Qualifications/Experience & Knowledge
NNEB, minimum NVQ Level III (Childcare & Education),BTEC (Childcare) or equivalent
Q2. Leadership or management qualification - desirable
A degree - desirable
Early Years Professional Status - desirable
Post qualified management experience in a group setting working with 3 month - 5 year olds - essential
Business Administration Skills e.g. information management, administration, record keeping - essential
Putting into practice anti-discriminatory education practices - essential
Early Years Curriculum & ability to operate effectively - essential
Ensure high quality childcare is implemented in all areas of the nursery - essential
Set appropriate boundaries for children within the remit of the Nurseries policies and explain to other staff why some methods might not be appropriate - essential
Child Protection issues and procedures - essential
Health & Safety issues & procedures and implementation of H & S policy - essential
Writing clear & concise reports letters etc
Support, motivate and develop a staff team
Organise and facilitate staff meetings & training
Manage and supervise employees
Our client is looking to recruit a Nursery Manager who will manage the Nursery, in line with the Nursery policies and procedures. Working with the Nursery Leadership Team lead the Nursery ensuring focus on the needs of the children as well as being accountable for nursery finances, deployment of resources (human and otherwise), quality of the curriculum, Health and Safety, partnership with parents and community engagement and child protection.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Delivering excellent leadership and management
To lead and manage the Nursery leadership team
Ensure that the nursery protects and promotes the safeguarding of children and families in line with legislation, taking appropriate action when needed.
To ensure that all relevant Nursery policies and procedures are cascaded to the nursery team and implemented as appropriate
Use time productively and in conjunction with the Nursery Management team, prioritise workloads to achieve results, whilst understanding the urgency of situations and meeting deadlines
Keep a continuous track of what needs to be done to provide an effective and efficient early years provision which meets the nursery standards
Lead the nursery leadership team in reviewing how the nursery operates in order to improve the service offered and take account of current best practice and the needs of children and families.
Lead and develop a learning culture that encourages staff to try new things, instilling confidence and helping them reflect and learn from their experience through informal as well as formal knowledge sharing.
Quality
To ensure the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage is delivered to the Nursery standard, ie differentiated, meeting the needs of all children, building on the ideas of staff and parents and children.
Ensure accurate record keeping on children's needs, abilities and progress, including regular audit of records
Child Protection, integrated working and promoting the welfare of the child
Implement and follow Child Protection Policies and Procedures in line with the Safeguarding Boards guidelines.
Ensure that all nursery staff are aware updated regularly on safeguarding, child protection, whistle-blowing policies and procedures.
Managing interactions with other professionals and Nursery staff in support of children and families, disclosing information to other professionals in compliance with confidentiality protocols, Nursery policies and procedures.
Ensure the nursery consistently promotes positive behaviour, self-control and independence in the children through using effective behaviour management strategies and developing children's social, emotional and behavioural skills
Ensure the Nursery maintains and develops a learning environment that is inclusive and promotes children's health, safety and physical, mental and emotional well being
Manage the implementation and monitoring of all plans in relation to children with SEN
Customer Service
In all contact with employees, members of the public conduct themselves in friendly, courteous and professional manner
Deal with first line enquiries from the public, families and professionals including dealing with complaints and compliments
To engage in partnership with families + holding regular parent participation events.
Signpost parent and other professionals to relevant services when necessary.
Human Resource Management
To manage, develop and deploy the whole nursery team, ensuring that the nursery is adequately staffed at all times.
To manage staff in line with performance management framework
To monitor staff absence in line with policy and procedure
To ensure staff access and complete both statutory and developmental training
To ensure consistent implementation of equal opportunities policy
Financial and Information management
To be responsible for all the administration and IT activities of the nursery, including collection of fees, nursery database, purchasing and receipts.
To supply accurate data in relation to contract monitoring and information management.
To monitor the budget for the nursery in liaison with the finance department
To maintain the occupancy target for the nursery
To manage the nursery waiting list to maximize uptake of places
To implement the debt management policy
Health and Safety
To be responsible for the Nursery's compliance and regular audit on:
HSE
Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Fire Risk Assessment and Fire Safety
Security
Ofsted
Contracts
Food Safety and Dietary Needs, including allergies
And any other compliance and regulatory areas that may arise.
Shared Duties and Responsibilities
To work with colleagues to ensure the optimum deployment of staff across the local area.
To manage the deployment of staff and resources in line with policy
Community engagement and partnership working
To ensure the nursery is involved in local community events
To ensure at least twice yearly inter-generational events
Market the nursery with in the local community
Major Decision in Roles
Managing and projecting Occupancy
Debt management
Deployment of staff
Deployment of resources
Financial Budgetary Approval
To manage the appropriate nursery budgets, monitor spending and take responsibility for all financial and administrative tasks e.g. fee and petty cash reconciliation; equipment inventory. Fees
Change Management
To positively enable the development of all staff through regular staff meetings and training and development opportunities available both internally and externally.
Performance management of staff through appraisal process and supervisions
To be responsible for implementation of and keeping staff fully informed and updated with all current nursery appropriate policies and procedures.
To take prime responsibility for compliance with all Nursery policies and procedures
To implement and maintain the Early Years Curriculum framework in line with organisation policies including equal opportunities.
To contribute to the continual development of the organisation and the nursery
Qualifications/Experience & Knowledge
NNEB, minimum NVQ Level III (Childcare & Education),BTEC (Childcare) or equivalent
Q2. Leadership or management qualification - desirable
A degree - desirable
Early Years Professional Status - desirable
Post qualified management experience in a group setting working with 3 month - 5 year olds - essential
Business Administration Skills e.g. information management, administration, record keeping - essential
Putting into practice anti-discriminatory education practices - essential
Early Years Curriculum & ability to operate effectively - essential
Ensure high quality childcare is implemented in all areas of the nursery - essential
Set appropriate boundaries for children within the remit of the Nurseries policies and explain to other staff why some methods might not be appropriate - essential
Child Protection issues and procedures - essential
Health & Safety issues & procedures and implementation of H & S policy - essential
Writing clear & concise reports letters etc
Support, motivate and develop a staff team
Organise and facilitate staff meetings & training
Manage and supervise employees