Job Description

40k to 42.5k

40 hours a week

New Nursery! We would love to welcome an experienced Nursery Manager at Monkey Puzzle Wokingham to help us build our nursery and your team.

Why Us?

People matter

at Monkey Puzzle and as a part of our team you will benefit from:

Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our engaging online training platform Leadership Programs for Nursery Manager support with Head Office Free parking Access to free counselling services Free snacks/Lunches Additional leave (Birthday) Companywide social events A wellbeing focused leadership team, who are here to support you at every step of your journey with us Online training platform and access to Apprenticeships

The role requires:

Team working, we are a lovely family feel nursery and we strive for happiness for our people and would love to have a Nursery Manager who values their whole team as much as we will Professional leadership and management of the nursery to deliver high standards of care and education to all children Clear and accurate record keeping, Childcare funding knowledge and resource management skills Excellent planning, organisation and IT skills Wonderful communication and the ability to motivate, engage and inspire your team Identify training needs and develop training plans for your team, with the support of Head Office. Recruiting, inducting, supporting and conducting appraisals and one to one meetings with your team to lead them to success Promotion of partnership working including parents and external agencies Budget management including running costs of the nursery Facilitation of inspections by regulatory bodies and implementation of recommendations.

Essentials

Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification Safer Recruitment Training Minimum of 2 years recent experience of working in a Nursery/Preschool setting within a management role Excellent knowledge of the current Early Years Inspection Framework Thorough working knowledge of child safeguarding and welfare requirements Strong understanding of health and safety and practical hygiene issues
Safeguarding Statement

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken.?All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.?However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.??All?candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.? If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.

Reference ID: WONM0124

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 40,000.00-42,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Transport links
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday No weekends
Experience:

Nursery leadership: 4 years (required)
Licence/Certification:

full and relevant level 3 Early Years qualification (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: WONM0124