Nursery\nManager – CherryVale Nursery
FTC – 12 months
42 hours per week

We’re\nlooking for a passionate Nursery Manager to lead our friendly team at\nCherryVale Nursery, a unique converted school with fantastic facilities\nincluding a sensory room, ICT suite, and secure outdoor space.

This is a\ngreat opportunity to make a real impact, supporting children’s development and\ncreating a positive, welcoming environment for both families and staff.

If you’re an\ninspiring leader ready for your next step, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join\nUs?

At Family\nFirst, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package,\nincluding:

• Quarterly bonus* earn an extra £3000 per\n annum!
  
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days, plus\n a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
  
• Referral Programme: Refer a friend and earn up\n to £750
  
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for\n our team member’s as well as access to wider discount.
  
• Health & wellbeing\n programme: Confidential\n employee assistance helpline available
  
• Personal & Professional\n Development: Tailored\n learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
  

*Terms and\nconditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.

Key\nResponsibilities:

• Understand and ensure that the\n requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout\n the nursery.
  
• Ensure that company policies and\n procedures are embedded, applied, and adhered to by all.
  
• Facilitate inspections by\n regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.
  
• Embed effective key person\n approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify\n training or development needs for staff.
  
• Ensure that all children receive\n stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources which\n are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
  
• Promote a culture of\n self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery.
  
• Manage any complaints or\n concerns raised in a thorough and timely manner and inform senior\n management.
  
• Maintain accurate records and\n accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.
  
• Participate in all activities\n related to nursery publications, advertising, public relations, the web\n site, and other marketing activities designed to promote the nursery.
  
• Promote positive relations with\n an approachable manner and time to listen to your team.
  

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

Requirements:

• Essential: Full and relevant\n Level 3 Childcare qualification 
  
• Essential: Over 1 year\n experience in Early Years 
  
• Essential: Strong knowledge\n of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements 
  
• Essential: Over 1 year of\n management experience 
  
• Desirable: Level 5 qualification\n in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership 
  
• Desirable: Experience of\n successfully passing an Ofsted inspection at a Good or Outstanding level
  

Take the\nnext step and explore a role that makes a positive impact on children’s lives.\nApply today and let our friendly recruitment team support you every step of the\nway. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Family First community!

We are\ncommitted to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all\nstaff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service\nCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to\nenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

CherryVale\nNursery part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat\neveryone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other\nindividual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing\nequality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and\nfamilies according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of\ngender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership,\ndisability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity,\nethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family\nFirst Group.