Deputy Nursery Manager

CherryLands Nursery

Third in Charge

42.5 hours per week 

Monday - Friday, All year round 

Salary: £35,360.00 per annum 

Nestled on the outskirts of Byfleet, CherryLands Nursery offers a warm and nurturing enviroment where children can thrive through active learning and purposeful play. Easily accessible by public transport and with the convenience of an onsite car park, our nursery is surrounded by nature and features a large, spacious garden completed with exciting climbing frames designed to inspire outdoor learning and exploration. We're proud to provide a home from home setting that combines professionalism with genuine care. Creating a place where every child feels secure, valued and ready to grow. 

We are currently seeking a Third in Charge to join our team. This full-time role requires working 42.5 hours per week, with shifts between 7:30 am and 6:30 pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

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 upto £750

Employee
Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Annual
Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and
bank holidays 

Health
and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline
available 

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career
growth

As Third in Charge / Room Leader, you will:

Provide
stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to
children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.

Enhance
the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical,
intellectual, social, and emotional development.

Assist
staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with
the highest quality.

Promote
respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with
impartiality and consistency.

Assist
with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form
secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.

Maintain
accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan
system and on file.

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.

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not
exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may
be added.

As Third in Charge / Room Leader, you will need:

Full
and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification – Essential.

Over
1 years’ experience working in Early Years – Essential.

Over
6 months’ experience working in a senior position – Desirable.

Sound
knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating –
Desirable.

Knowledge
of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements –
Essential.

Fluent
in written and spoken English – Essential.

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.

Cherrylands Nursery 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