Nursery Manager

Nursery Manager - Putney Full time Salary £45k + annual performance bonus Small friendly nursery! The Nursery is open 51 weeks per year, with 1 week closure at Christmas Working hours: 7.45am – 6:30pm, 4 days per week with 1 day off per week Annual Leave: 4 weeks paid annual leave, plus 1 additional day with every year of continuous employment (up to a maximum of 1 additional week) Sick Leave: 1 week paid sick leave after 1 year of employment Other Benefits: Pension enrolment, a very robust and supportive leadership team, great supportive working environment, training & development and a hot lunch! The Manager will be responsible for all aspects regarding the overall running of the Nursery. This role is super-numery and as such the Manager is not counted in ratios. The Manager is supported by a super-Numery Deputy and Area Director. Roles & Responsibilities Overall: i) Ensure excellent standards across all areas of the setting are maintained and developed to provide the best outcomes for our children and families ii) Ensure and enable excellent delivery of all aspects of the EYFS curriculum in a creative and inspiring way iii) Ensure the Nursery ethos of helping every child “learn well” is embedded and executed consistently throughout the Nursery and understood by all staff iv) Strong people leadership and role modelling to create a fantastic culture and working environment for the team v) Core focus on building occupancy – as a new setting this is critical ) Strong partnership with parents and external agencies to support every child's learning, development and well being v) Ensure all policies and procedures embedded in the setting; with safeguarding being paramount vi) Oversee all aspects of Safeguarding Nursery Manager - £45+ annual performance bonus Please get in touch for a full job description Best Start Recruitment want to help you to make the right choice in your next career move. If you meet the criteria set above, or would like Early Years Career advice please apply ASAP for an informal and confidential chat. We cater for all Early Years jobs and currently have Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, QTS, Montessori, Room Leader and Early Years Practitioner / Nursery Nurse vacancies