Job Description

We are a brand-new nursery that opened January 2025 and are looking for a passionate and nurturing deputy manager to support the manager with leading and inspiring a new team. This will also turn into Maternity cover for the manager from December/January.

Nature Barn Nursery is a modern, warm and homely environment that provides children with love and new experiences. We are a small independent nursery, where we welcome staff to share their ideas and have input into the ethos and vision of the nursery, creating a wonderful environment for staff and children.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Nursery Deputy Manager to help the manager to oversee our nursery. The Nursery Deputy Manager will help staff with ensuring the well-being and safety of children is maintained, and will ensure staff are providing a nurturing and educational environment. This is a leadership role that requires excellent communication skills, a passion for early childhood education, and the ability to effectively support the manager to lead a team. They must also be able to take on the manager role in her absence during maternity leave.

Duties:

-To work under the direction of the Manager and deputise for her as and when required and take on the manager role during her maternity leave

-To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted

-To support the aims and objectives of the nursery and assist the Manager in the organisation of a high-quality establishment for children from birth to five years

-To provide high standards of care and early learning - to include the monitoring and review of provision, this includes providing a safe, caring environment to enable the personal, emotional, social and educational development of children, through individual attention and group activities

-To support the team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop

-To direct and support staff as agreed by the Manager and owner.

What we can offer you:

-Input in the nursery ethos and vision

-Experience of starting a new nursery

-Holiday pay

-Well-being package

-In-house and external training opportunities

-Free meals

-Discounted childcare

-Staff appreciation packages

-Bonus scheme

Apply today to start your journey with Nature Barn Nursery!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,000.00-33,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

Deputy Manager : 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person