Job Description

Job overview

The role of the Assistant Nursery Manager is to provide professional leadership and support the management of the nursery, to join a team of managers to effectively manage the day-to day running of the nursery and to deliver the highest standards of care and education also ensuring compliance with the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006 and all other relevant legislation.

You should have a great attitude to new business generation and a professional approach to clients, external agencies and employees.

You will hold a full and relevant qualification in Early Years at Level 3 or above, understand and ensure the requirements of the EYFS and OFSTED are met and have experience working in a busy nursery setting in a management position. You will go about your duties with honesty and integrity and ensure the nursery needs are always met and take precedence.

You will have the support of the dedicated setting proprietor. This is a really exciting opportunity to join our provision and build a career with a leading role within the childcare sector.

Key responsibilities

Childcare and Education

Promote high standards of quality within the nursery in respect of the environment, resources and experiences offered to children.

Ensure that all children attending the nursery receive rich and stimulating experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development.

Ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Ensure that children are kept safe and that staff understand and, when necessary, follow Safeguarding Procedures.

Promote and facilitate partnerships with parents/carers and other family members.

Support the development of good practice with regards to special needs and inclusion.

Support pre-school staff in delivering the Foundation Stage; ensure that provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the local authority (Solihull Early Years and Education Improvement Service) in relation to nursery Early Education Funding (EEF) for three and four-year-olds.

Establish, develop and maintain highly professional working relationships with relevant Local Authority Departments, regulatory bodies and other agencies.

Create and maintain a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.

Health and Safety

Support the Management to,

Manage the day-to-day operation in order to ensure the health and safety of the children, their parents and carers, the team and any visitors to the nursery.

Ensure any children in the setting with special needs (including special educational needs and disabilities) and is proactive in ensuring appropriate action is taken to promote the welfare and development of those children within the nursery.

Ensure any children in the setting with any medical conditions, food allergies and intolerances and is proactive in ensuring appropriate action is taken to promote the welfare of those children within the nursery.

Ensure that all adults working and looking after children in the nursery are able to put the appropriate Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures into practice.

Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures.

Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures.

Be responsible for ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained staff with relevant first aid qualifications.

Be responsible for ensuring that all staff receive Health and Safety training.

Finance

Support setting to,

Manage staff costs with regard to budget projections.

Maintain accurate records and accounts for the nursery and produce management information as required.

Control costs in line with agreed budgets.

Understand and utilise management systems and information to maximise commercial benefits.

Operational

Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.

Agree and deliver occupancy targets.

Ensure accurate reporting in respect of occupancy, quality and standards.

Staff

Support management to,

Recruit, induct, support, train and appraise all staff to ensure delivery of high quality childcare practice.

Ensure that their deputy is present in the nursery at all times during opening hours. The Manager and Deputy must cover each other's duties should either of them be absent. Due to the seniority of the role, it is expected that the Manager will have high level of attendance.

Develop a well-qualified and experienced team able to meet and exceed all relevant standards.

Identify training needs; develop training plans and evaluate training undertaken by staff.

Work in conjunction with Human Resources in disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings.

Develop an open and positive working relationships with staff.

Marketing & Customer Care

Proactively represent the Company and advance its interests in the local community.

Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers.

Ensure that all staff develop and maintain friendly and professional relationships with parents and carers.

Be responsible for ensuring that all complaints and concerns are actively resolved in a timely manner and that these are reported to the Proprietor/Director.

General

Responsible for all administrative duties associated with the nursery, such as maintaining children's records, ordering equipment, maintaining inventories and keeping personnel records.

Adhere to all Company policies and procedures.

Ensure that the Company's polices on diversity and equal opportunities are adhered to.

Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management.

The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added. This job description may be reviewed in the future.

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SAFEGUARDING COMPETENCIES:

As part of the Raise to Shine community we expect every member of staff to help keep children safe.
As Assistant Manageryour safeguarding role is to:

Consider the daily 'lived experience' of the child or young person and place them at the centre of everything we do; listening to their voice, working out what they are trying to communicate and never losing sight of their needs. Know how to recognise possible signs and indicators of abuse and neglect. Know how to respond and communicate with children, young people or adults when they may be trying to tell you something. This could be verbally, non-verbally or through their behaviour. Know what to do with important information; how it should be recorded, how it should be shared safely and with whom it should be shared. Understand the importance of sharing information and what could act as a barrier to doing this. Understand that safeguarding requires working effectively across teams, different agencies and professions, as well as with children, young people and families themselves. Be persistent in your response to safeguarding needs, notice, check and share. Follow-up with enquiries, escalate where necessary and 'whistle blow' as required. Understand what to do if your referral is not accepted. Understand what might make some children more vulnerable, taking into account diversity, difference and promoting equality. Have knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory and non-statutory guidance, as well as other 'safeguarding' bodies/agencies appropriate to role (such as LSCB). Understanding of child development, to help identify changes in behaviour or progress, which may indicate abuse. Know how to contribute to assessments of children, young people and/or parents/carers. Ability to assess risk, need, and to follow procedures/pathways to engage with appropriate services. Ability to use professional judgement to make decisions as to whether a child or young person is suffering, or is likely to suffer significant harm. Participate in all relevant statutory multi-agency meetings such as strategy meetings, core groups etc. Ability to give effective feedback and offer professional challenge to those you are advising. Understand the safer recruitment practices where relevant to your role. Support contributions to serious case reviews (SCR) and other multi agency reviews and audits. Co-ordinate any action plans arising from these. Lead and promote the reflective supervision of staff. Ensure the staff have appropriate knowledge and skills in relation to safeguarding and child protection according to their role. Understanding of leadership and management in safeguarding and child protection services. Management of conflict and disagreement between professionals within, and across, services/agencies; and confidence to appropriately challenge and escalate where necessary. Ability to manage performance to demonstrate that individuals are competent, having the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to carry out their role. Know how to lead and/or contribute to assessments of children and/or parents/carers Ability to look holistically at children, families and their communities considering: the child's developmental needs; parenting capacity and family and environmental factors. Recognising the role of other agencies and their limitations as well as your own. Ability to work with children and families where there are safeguarding or child protection concerns as part of a multidisciplinary team when assessing a child. Ability to complete reports and present safeguarding/child protection concerns verbally and in writing for professional and legal purposes as required. Ability to give effective feedback and offer professional challenge to colleagues across agencies. Leading the development of effective policy and procedures for safeguarding children in the organisation. Ensure plans and targets for safeguarding children are embedded at a strategic level across the organisation. Promote awareness of safeguarding children within and outside the organisation. Develop and maintain systems to ensure the involvement of children and families in the evaluation and development of service provision. Understand the role and function of the LSCB and SAB.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 25,000.00-26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount
Ability to commute/relocate:

Solihull: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Experience:

Nursery manangement: 3 years (required) Childcare: 5 years (required)
Work Location: In person