Job Description

Footsteps Stafford Nursery & Pre-School

Nursery Deputy Manager

Permanent | 40 hours per week | Monday - Friday

We value the dedication and expertise of our Level 3 Practitioners. To show our appreciation for their (and hopefully your) hard work and commitment, we're excited to offer a 400 Qualification Recognition bonus to all our Level 3 Practitioners across all our Nurseries.This bonus will be paid after just 6 months of service, making it the perfect time to join our team and be recognized for your qualifications and contributions

As the Deputy Manager, you will help lead the staff to deliver and ensure all children receive quality care, help extend the child's learning. Create, plan, and implement activities and experience which help support all aspects of the EYFS.You will be responsible for opening and closing the nursery and will be required to cover for the Manager in her absence.

This role is working 40 hours per week, various shifts patterns between the opening and closing times of the nursery 7:30am-18:00pm.

Footsteps Stafford Nursery, a double Outstanding nursery located in the heart of Portishead, offers an ambitious curriculum that nurtures the growth and development of all children. Guided by our ethos, "it's our nature to nurture," we create a vibrant environment where both children and staff can thrive.

Responsibilities:

Supporting and liaising with the Manager on a daily basis.

Assisting the Manager in ensuring effective staff recruitment following Footsteps Day Nurseries recruitment procedures. Supervising staff and students, conducting regular staff assessments, recognising training needs, monitoring training and developing teamwork.

Planning and preparing activities to develop all aspects of the child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere, within the Early Years Foundation Stage.

To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn

Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff and families

What we need from you?

Passion and commitment for working in childcare

Ability to work shifts between 7.30-6.30pm Monday to Friday working 40 hours per week

Over 1 year's experience of working in Early Years

Commitment to continual development

NNEB, BTEC Nat Dip, CACHE Dip in Childcare, NVQ level 3, EY Educator

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Annual Leave:

Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Discounts:

75% off nursery fees for our team member's

Heatlh & Wellbeing Programme:

Confidential employee assistance helpline available

Development:

Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Company pension

Referral programme

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.


We are:

Defined by Family. We're a family by name, and we're a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.


Footsteps Stafford Nursery & Pre-School is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group



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