Nursery Deputy Manager

The
Beaconsfield Day Nursery & Preschool - Deputy Nursery Manager 

Salary -
£35,000 per annum

40 hours
per week

Join the
Team at The Beaconsfield Day Nursery!

We’re
looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Deputy Nursery Manager to join our
wonderful team. This is a full-time role (40 hours per week), with working
hours between 8:00am and 6:00pm.

Our nursery
offers bright, spacious rooms with direct access to a large, fully equipped
garden — including a popular mud kitchen — plus a dedicated outdoor area for
our baby room. With enriching activities and regular community outings, we
create exciting opportunities for children to learn, explore, and thrive.

If you’re
ready to inspire and lead in a warm, supportive environment, we’d love to hear
from you!

Why Join
Us?

At Family
First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package,
including:

·       Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750.
·       Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team
members.
·       Annual Leave: 24 days annual leave plus bank
holidays.
·       Celebrate your birthday with a day off on us!
·       Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance
helpline available.
·       Development: Tailored learning and development
opportunities to support your career growth.
*This bonus
will be paid after just 6 months of service and is based on a 40 hour week,
making it the perfect time to join our team and be recognised for your
qualification and contribution.

Key
Responsibilities:

·       Ensure the safety and wellbeing of
every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times.
·       Understand and ensure that the
requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the
nursery.
·       Assist in managing the acceptance and
administration of medication and ensure care plans are thorough and up to date
for children or staff with health conditions.
·       Ensure that all children receive
stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources that are
appropriate to their age and stage of development.
·       Promote respect and credibility for
this position through effective communication skills, impartiality, and
consistency.
·       Inspire staff team with creative
ideas and new challenges with aim to achieve outstanding practice.
·       Undertake any other duties to ensure
the smooth running of the nursery and safety and wellbeing of children, staff,
and families.
*Duties and
responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive,
changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

Requirements:

·       Full and relevant Level 3 in
Childcare qualification - Essential
·       Over 1 years’ experience of working
in Early Years - Essential
·       Sound knowledge of the statutory
framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
·       Over 1 years’ experience of working
in a management position - Desirable
·       Level 5 qualification in Childcare
and/or Management and Leadership - Desirable
·       Experience of successfully passing an
Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding – Desirable​
Take the
next step and explore a role that makes a positive impact on children’s lives.
Apply today and let our friendly recruitment team support you every step of the
way. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Family First community!

We are
committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service
Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to
enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

The
Beaconsfield Day Nursery & Preschool is part of the Family First Group
where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and
responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child.
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory
practice for all children and families according to their individual needs.
Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief,
marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender
reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political
belief has no place within the Family First Group