Job Description

Company Overview

The Pickford Nursery is a brand new, purpose-built day nursery located in the heart of Bexleyheath. We are dedicated to providing high-quality childcare and early education in a nurturing environment, and we are looking for passionate individuals to join our team.

We are a small nursery with a full capacity at about 60 children. We have about 15 members of staff at the nursery.

Summary

We are seeking a Nursery Manager to lead our team at The Pickford Nursery. This role is crucial in ensuring the delivery of exceptional early childhood education and care, fostering a safe and stimulating environment for children. The position is based in Bexleyheath.

Responsibilities

Oversee the daily operations of the nursery, ensuring compliance with all regulations and standards. Lead and support a team of childcare professionals, promoting best practices in early childhood education. Develop and implement engaging educational programs that meet the needs of all children. Foster positive relationships with parents and caregivers, maintaining open communication about children's progress. Manage budgets, resources, and staffing effectively to ensure high-quality service delivery. Conduct regular assessments of children's development and adapt programs accordingly. Adhere to the health and safety policies and procedures and be responsible for ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained staff with relevant first aid qualifications and Health and Safety training. Induct, support, train and appraise all staff to ensure delivery of high-quality childcare practice.

Requirements

Proven experience in a managerial role within a nursery or childcare setting. Strong knowledge of early childhood education principles and practices. Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with proficiency in English. A relevant qualification in childcare or early years education is essential. To provide professional leadership and management of the nursery; effectively manage the day-to-day running of the nursery. Deliver the highest standards of care and education. To play a key role in marketing the Nursery to prospective parents, attend and participate in Open Day events, etc. To meet the EYFS and Ofsted Requirements, Compliance with all regulatory requirements etc Support the development of good practice with regard to special needs and inclusion. Ensure that all children attending the nursery receive rich and stimulating experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development. Ensure that children are kept safe and that staff understands and, when necessary, follow Safeguarding Procedures.
We are looking for a Nursery manager who has an active and hands on approach to supporting staff and delivery of Learning, Development, and Care for children at the nursery.

We have group support functions in addition to nursery managers that work on admin and paperwork for the nursery including following up on enquiries and sending and signing of new contracts, council funding and ordering and supplies for the nursery. Recruitment is done centrally by the Back Office team and Group HR Admin. The Nursery managers therefore do not deal with admin tasks of ordering of admin, recruitment, funding, invoicing, enquiries, onboarding, payroll etc.

Benefits of working with us:

Additional leave

Childcare discount

Company events and celebrations.

Discounted or free food

Private medical insurance including dental, optician, GP services, physio, counselling services.

Wellness programme

Additional benefits include:

1. Employer contribution to Pensions.
2. Access to exclusive discounts with major retailers for staff through My Discounts Reward Gateway (https://www.rewardgateway.com/uk/solution/employee-discounts-scheme)
3. Staff health Insurance Cash Plan. (https://www.wpa.org.uk/)
4. The nursery is closed between the dates of Christmas and New Year that is part of the statutory holiday entitlement. These dates will be advised to you in advance.
5. Birthday Leave in addition to your statutory holidays.

An enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory professional references are required before any employment can be confirmed.

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application that you disclose any information requested in respect of applicable convictions and cautions (including, as applicable any reprimands or final warnings).

This post may be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, in which case applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act unless the conviction or caution is "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Any such 'protected' conviction or caution is not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. All guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found in the DBS filtering collection, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance . The fact that a pending charge, conviction, caution, reprimand, or final warning has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this role but any failure to disclose any such information will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,835.00-36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Discounted or free food Employee discount Employee mentoring programme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

Early childhood education: 3 years (required)
Language:

English fluently (required)
Licence/Certification:

full and relevant Level 3 or above qualification (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person