Job Description

Jack in the Box Day care is a busy non-profit private day nursery based within Spennymoor. We are rated "Good by" Ofsted and offer full day care and education for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old.

As a Nursery Manager working with us, you can expect a competitive salary, excellent training and development opportunities as well as a friendly and passionate place to work. The Nursery Manager will be responsible for the day to day running of the nursery ensuring the team are supported to provide high quality opportunities and education for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old.

We are seeking a candidate who:

- Is committed and dedicated to lead our much loved community nursery. Ensuring compliance with Ofsted regulations and EYFS standards.

- Has a secure knowledge of all statutory safeguarding policies and procedures.

- Is self -motivated and can motivate others.

- Can bring new ideas and excellent leadership to our team.

- Holds a full and relevant Early Years level 3 qualification (or higher).

- Holds a level 2 in Maths.

- Is enthusiastic and driven to develop and lead high quality learning experiences for children.

- Is committed to supporting families and able to work with a wide range of services to ensure families holistic needs are supported through building trusting relationships and transparency.

- Can lead change and transformation whilst retaining staff engagement.

- Has high energy and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment - calm approach and 'can-do' attitude.

- Can reflect on their own performance and respond positively.

-Can encourages colleagues to realise their potential and empower others to create exciting and welcoming learning environments.

- Is able to manage workload and manage time effectively.

- Manage nursery budgets, staffing and administrative duties including evaluating sustainability of the settings business model.

Key benefits include

Free parking

Discounted childcare

Up to 26 days holiday exclusive of bank holidays

Christmas closure

Flexible working

Free daily hot lunch

Extensive training and development

To find out more information, to request an application pack or to arrange a visit to the setting please contact Jemma Sergeant at j.sergeant@jbdaycare.co.uk or 01388 816112.

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: 38,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Childcare Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking On-site parking
Education:

A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

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

Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/09/2025