Assistant Manager

• Diploma of Higher Education (required)

• Nursery manangement: 3 years (required)
• Childcare: 5 years (required) 

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount

 

The role of the Assistant Nursery Manager is to provide professional leadership and support the management of the nursery, to join a team of managers to effectively manage the day-to day running of the nursery and to deliver the highest standards of care and education also ensuring compliance with the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006 and all other relevant legislation.

 

You should have a great attitude to new business generation and a professional approach to clients, external agencies and employees.

 

You will hold a full and relevant qualification in Early Years at Level 3 or above, understand and ensure the requirements of the EYFS and OFSTED are met and have experience working in a busy nursery setting in a management position. You will go about your duties with honesty and integrity and ensure the nursery needs are always met and take precedence.

 

You will have the support of the dedicated setting proprietor. This is a really exciting opportunity to join our provision and build a career with a leading role within the childcare sector.

Key responsibilities

 

 

· Promote high standards of quality within the nursery in respect of the environment, resources and experiences offered to children.

· Ensure that all children attending the nursery receive rich and stimulating experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development.

· Ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

· Ensure that children are kept safe and that staff understand and, when necessary, follow Safeguarding Procedures.

· Promote and facilitate partnerships with parents/carers and other family members.

· Support the development of good practice with regards to special needs and inclusion.

Support pre-school staff in delivering the Foundation Stage; ensure that provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the local authority (Solihull Early Years and Education Improvement Service) in relation to nursery Early Education Funding (EEF) for three and four-year-olds.

· Establish, develop and maintain highly professional working relationships with relevant Local Authority Departments, regulatory bodies and other agencies.

· Create and maintain a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.

Health and Safety

Support the Management to,

· Manage the day-to-day operation in order to ensure the health and safety of the children, their parents and carers, the team and any visitors to the nursery.

· Ensure any children in the setting with special needs (including special educational needs and disabilities) and is proactive in ensuring appropriate action is taken to promote the welfare and development of those children within the nursery.

· Ensure any children in the setting with any medical conditions, food allergies and intolerances and is proactive in ensuring appropriate action is taken to promote the welfare of those children within the nursery.

· Ensure that all adults working and looking after children in the nursery are able to put the appropriate Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures into practice.

· Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures.

· Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures.

· Be responsible for ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained staff with relevant first aid qualifications.

· Be responsible for ensuring that all staff receive Health and Safety training.

Finance

Support setting to,

· Manage staff costs with regard to budget projections.

· Maintain accurate records and accounts for the nursery and produce management information as required.

· Control costs in line with agreed budgets.

· Understand and utilise management systems and information to maximise commercial benefits.

Operational

· Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.

· Agree and deliver occupancy targets.

· Ensure accurate reporting in respect of occupancy, quality and standards.

Staff

Support management to,

· Recruit, induct, support, train and appraise all staff to ensure delivery of high quality childcare practice.

· Ensure that their deputy is present in the nursery at all times during opening hours. The Manager and Deputy must cover each other’s duties should either of them be absent. Due to the seniority of the role, it is expected that the Manager will have high level of attendance.

· Develop a well-qualified and experienced team able to meet and exceed all relevant standards.

· Identify training needs; develop training plans and evaluate training undertaken by staff.

· Work in conjunction with Human Resources in disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings.

· Develop an open and positive working relationships with staff.

Marketing & Customer Care

· Proactively represent the Company and advance its interests in the local community.

· Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers.

· Ensure that all staff develop and maintain friendly and professional relationships with parents and carers.

· Be responsible for ensuring that all complaints and concerns are actively resolved in a timely manner and that these are reported to the Proprietor/Director.

General

· Responsible for all administrative duties associated with the nursery, such as maintaining children’s records, ordering equipment, maintaining inventories and keeping personnel records.

· Adhere to all Company policies and procedures.

· Ensure that the Company’s polices on diversity and equal opportunities are adhered to.

· Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management.

The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added. This job description may be reviewed in the future.

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SAFEGUARDING COMPETENCIES:

As part of the Raise to Shine community we expect every member of staff to help keep children safe.
As Assistant Manageryour safeguarding role is to:

 

Hold relevant safeguarding qualification.

 

 

Pay: £23,000.00 - £24,000.00 per year

 

Job description:

 

To provide the highest level of care and education for children attending the nursery. You will hold a level 3 qualification in Childcare, Education and Learning, demonstrable experience working in a busy nursery in our Toddler room.

What do you have to achieve?

· The individual needs of children are identified and met.

· Company policies, procedures and operational practices are adhered to at all times.

· Positive working relationships with children, staff, parents and carers.

Key responsibilities

· Provide a positive practice role model to ensure that the Company values are maintained.

· Ensure that equality of access and opportunity is afforded to all staff, parents and children.

· Supervise and support children at all times.

· Contribute to maintaining an attractive and welcoming environment.

· Prepare and supervise activities.

· Read, understand and implement all Company policies, procedures and operational practices.

· Ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

· Ensure that any changes to policies, procedures and operational practices are adhered to within the required timescale.

· Notify the line manager of any concerns or issues regarding Company policies, procedures and operational practices.

· Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, visitors and work colleagues.

· Ensure confidentiality, where appropriate, is maintained.

· Attend regular staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required.

· Work as part of a team to ensure that the company’s values are maintained.

 

 

· Promote high standards of quality within the nursery in respect of the environment, resources and experiences offered to children.

· Ensure that all children attending the nursery receive rich and stimulating experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development.

· Ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Health and Safety

· Support the Nursery Manager in the day-to-day operation in order to ensure the health and safety of the children, their parents, carers, the team and any visitors to the nursery.

· Adhere to all health and safety policy and procedures.

· Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures.

· Be responsible for ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained staff with relevant first aid qualifications.

Hold a valid Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

· Ensure Covid-19 policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

· Ensure the nursery has a clean working environment at all times.

Foundation Stage

· Ensure that children are kept safe and when necessary, follow Safeguarding Procedures.

· Promote and facilitate partnerships with parents/carers and other family members.

· Support the development of good practice with regards to special needs and inclusion.

Support pre-school staff in delivering the Foundation Stage; ensure that provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the local authority (Solihull Early Years and Education Improvement Service) in relation to nursery Early Education Funding (EEF) for three and four-year-olds.

· Establish, develop and maintain highly professional working relationships with relevant Local Authority Departments, regulatory bodies and other agencies.

The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added. This job description may be reviewed in the future.

 

?SAFEGUARDING COMPETENCIES:

As part of the Raise to Shine community we expect every member of staff to help keep children safe.

As Early Years Practitioner your safeguarding role is to:

 

· Consider the daily ‘lived experience’ of the child or young person and place them at the centre of everything we do; listening to their voice, working out what they are trying to communicate and never losing sight of their needs.

· Know how to recognise possible signs and indicators of abuse and neglect.

· Know how to respond and communicate with children, young people or adults when they may be trying to tell you something. This could be verbally, non-verbally or through their behaviour.

· Know what to do with important information; how it should be recorded, how it should be shared safely and with whom it should be shared.

· Understand the importance of sharing information and what could act as a barrier to doing this.

· Understand that safeguarding requires working effectively across teams, different agencies and professions, as well as with children, young people and families themselves.

· Be persistent in your response to safeguarding needs, notice, check and share. Follow-up with enquiries, escalate where necessary and ‘whistle blow’ as required.

· Understand what to do if your referral is not accepted.

· Understand what might make some children more vulnerable, taking into account diversity, difference and promoting equality.

· Have knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory and non-statutory guidance, as well as other ‘safeguarding’ bodies/agencies appropriate to role (such as LSCB).

· Understanding of child development, to help identify changes in behaviour or progress, which may indicate abuse.

· Know how to contribute to assessments of children, young people and/or parents/carers.

· Ability to assess risk, need, and to follow procedures/pathways to engage with appropriate services.

· Ability to use professional judgement to make decisions as to whether a child or young person is suffering, or is likely to suffer significant harm.

 

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Ability to commute/relocate:

Experience:

Work Location: In person

 

 

 

Pay - £12.75/£13.00  an hour

Hours: 16 Hours a week

Shift Patterns: Mon - Friday 4:30pm - 7:30pm 

 

To provide a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the nursery.

 

Develop routines to ensure all areas of the nursery are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness.

 

Responsible to: Nursery Manager/Deputy Manager