Job Ref: 213977982

Date: 2021-06-15 10:45:06

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Job Overview

The role of the Nursery Manager is to provide professional leadership and management of the nursery and its staff, and to successfully manage the day to day running of the nursery and deliver high quality standards of care and education for all children.

Aims

Comply with all regulatory requirements

Provide high standards of care and education

Support all nursery staff in their roles

Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers

Sustain targets for revenue and costs

Key Responsibilities

Adhere to all company policies and procedures

Ensure that all company policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff

Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage

Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by all staff

Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion

Provide leadership and support to all staff to enable them to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with both colleagues, parents and carers

Deploy staff effectively to ensure the required standards are maintained

Ensure the effective implementation of the company’s keyperson system throughout the nursery

Ensure that all children are kept safe and that staff are confident to follow safeguarding procedures

Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines

Develop and maintain professional working relationships with relevant outside agencies

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

Proactively promote and represent the nursery to current and potential parents/customers including in the wider community

Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and be responsible for ensuring all staff receive health and safety training

Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures

Be responsible for ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained and vetted staff with relevant qualifications

Recruit, induct, support, train and appraise all staff to deliver high quality childcare practice

Identify, address and support individual training needs and self-development such as supervisions and appraisals

Be responsible for making sure all complaints/concerns are actively resolved in a timely manner

Manage staff and running costs

Facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations

Be responsible for all administrative duties associated with the nursery, including maintaining children’s records, ordering equipment and keeping personnel files

Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager

The duties and responsibilities included in this job specification are not exhaustive or restrictive and can be reviewed at any time in the future, changes and other duties deemed relevant to this post may be added

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