Storal
Deputy Nursery Manager
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Deputy Nursery Manager
Nursery: Children 1st @ Leicester, Riverview, Tarragon Road, Leicester LE2 7ET
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday Salary: From £14.40 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.
£1000 WELCOME BONUS
Remarkable futures start here
We provide a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child can thrive.
Our well-resourced, open-plan setting encourages children to engage in enriching activities that promote independence, communication, and early numeracy skills. Beyond the classroom, our outdoor play area extends learning opportunities, inspiring discovery, creativity, and a lifelong love of nature.
Who & What is Storal?
It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Leicester. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.
About you You are a Level 3 or above qualified, Senior Early Years Educator / Senior Practitioner / Senior Nursery Nurse / Room leader who is ready for their next step or, you may even be an experienced Deputy manager or similar who thrives on leading by example, and inspiring others to be the best that they can be. Either way, we'd love to hear from you.
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You love supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children, whilst also motivating your team to do the same.
You have a natural, nurturing openness, along with a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards for young children in the UK.
What you'll be doing Day to day as a Deputy Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education.
You will offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved.
You will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You'll do this by leading, motivating and inspiring the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning and developing opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence.
What you'll need
- A full and relevant [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england]Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
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Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
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A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework
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Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
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Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
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Excellent communication skills with both children and adults
Benefits at a glance
For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain
Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more
Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.
We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge
We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.
And much much more
Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
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