Nursery Manager
Little Walkers Day Nurseries
Dudley
£11.74 an hour – Full-time, Permanent
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
– All aspects of the nursery including the management of all staff, parents and children and the overall day to day running’s.
– Lead and inspire your team to ensure outstanding practices, standards and services are always met.
– The day to day oversight of safeguarding, health & safety practices and child protection ensuring accurate records are kept.
– Ensure all staff are managed effectively, keeping up to date with all necessary HR procedures including probationary periods, appraisals, sickness, disciplinaries.
– Overseeing the nurseries finances including ways to increase revenue, effective budgeting, cutting of costs when necessary, sending out invoices, chasing and processing payments and the essential management of staffing costs.
– Coordinate with senior management on all marketing efforts to ensure high conversion rates from show arounds to bookings.
– To ensure the nursery is OFSTED ‘ready’ at all times.
– The supervision and implementation of our nursery management software (Connect, Iconnect & Parentzone).
– Ensuring the EYFS is followed and implemented to the highest standard.
– Attend monthly managers meetings with the management teams of all three nurseries and members of the senior management team.
– To prepare and encourage all staff to be ready and confident during OFSTED inspections.
– To work closely with the senior management team to uphold and improve the nursery’s finances, standards, and quality of staff.
Person Specification for Nursery Manager:
– Previous experience in a Senior Position within an early years setting (Essential)
– Experience of working with children aged 0 – 5 years (Essential)
– Level 3 Early Years Education and Childcare qualification (Essential)
– Knowledge of OFSTED standards, the EYFS and The Children Act (Essential)
– Awareness of Health and Safety and Risk Assessments (Essential)
– Level 5 certificate in leadership and management (Desirable)
– First Aid qualification and Food and Hygiene Certificate (Desirable as training available)
The position is a 35 hour contract with shifts between 07:30-18:00 Monday – Friday.
Benefits include:
– Commission scheme for new bookings
– Free gym membership at our sister company
– Childcare discount when children attend our own nursery
Work remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.74 per hour
Additional pay:
- Commission pay
Benefits:
- Childcare
- Gym membership
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday