Job Description

We are excited to announce the introduction of a new role at Cheeky Monkeys....

....Our Deputy Manager and Teaching and Support Lead!

This role will involve working alongside our Room Leaders across the entire nursery... supporting with induction and training, reflection and improvement, and learning and teaching.

We have developed this role to further improvement the high quality care offered in nursery. Applicants should have a solid knowledge of early years with a willingness to learn new skills and support the entire nursery team and the children we care for. This role is a management role and focuses on working alongside all levels of practitioners to support training, development and improvement.

Candidates should hold a minimum Level 3 qualification and be willing to undertake further training to support the role.

This position is being offered full time and would suit any current senior early years practitioners wanting to increase their experience and training in the sector. Senior role and Room Leader experience is essential, SEN knowledge is preferred but is not necessary.

Key Skills and responsibilities -

Manage induction process and complete induction checklists

Developing a robust and tailored training program for individual staff and teams; supporting improvement and best practice

Develop and sustain a working nursery improvement plan, gathering input from the team, parents, children and outside agencies to enhance both practice and nursery environment

Supporting and mentoring all apprentices, visitors and volunteers within the nursery

Responsibility for all immediate managerial tasks in the absence of the nursery Operations Manager including liasing with parents and carers, inductions of new parents and carers, supporting the DSL and SEN Lead roles, opening and closing nursery setting, risk assessments and Health and Safety checks, among other prioritised managerial tasks

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 32,448.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:

Nuneaton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Childcare: 2 years (required) Management: 1 year (preferred) Nursery: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/06/2025