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Job Title: Nursery Manager
Location: Akeley Wood Nursery and Junior School, Akeley, Buckingham
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday |
Contract: Permanent | 52 weeks
About Akeley Wood Junior School
Akeley Wood Junior School is a warm, vibrant, and caring community set within stunning rural surroundings near Buckingham. Our Nursery provides a joyful, stimulating, and secure space where children aged 12 months to 4 years can explore, play, and learn with confidence.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring, and dedicated Nursery Practitioner to join our Early Years team. We are also open to applications from apprentices, making this a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to begin, or further develop, a rewarding career in early childhood education.
The Role
Are you passionate about giving children the very best start in life? We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Nursery Manager to lead our nursery provision. In this rewarding role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and overall leadership of the nursery, ensuring a caring, engaging, and inspiring environment where children can flourish. You will drive excellence in EYFS practice while promoting the school’s ethos, values, and commitment to outstanding early years education.
As a Nursery Manager, you will:
- Lead and inspire a dedicated nursery team, creating a positive, collaborative, and high-performing environment.
- Oversee the smooth day-to-day running of the nursery, ensuring excellent staffing, rotas, and ratios.
- Champion outstanding practice by ensuring full compliance with EYFS, safeguarding, and all regulatory requirements.
- Deliver an engaging, play-based curriculum that sparks curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning.
- Monitor and celebrate children's progress through effective planning, assessment, and development tracking.
- Foster an inclusive environment where every child feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.
- Promote the highest standards of health, safety, wellbeing, and safeguarding throughout the setting.
- Effectively manage nursery resources, equipment, and budgets to support exceptional learning experiences.
- Build strong partnerships with parents and carers, keeping them informed and involved in their child's development.
- Lead parent meetings, prepare reports, and coordinate events that strengthen the nursery community.
- Support children as they transition into Reception, working closely with colleagues across the school.
- Play an active role in inspections, school improvement initiatives, and the wider life of the school community.
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What you'll bring
Qualifications
- Level 3 Early Years qualification (minimum)
- Level 5 or 6 qualification (desirable)
- DSL Qualification (desirable)
- Paediatric First Aid (or willingness to obtain)
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Skills
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent organisational and time management abilities
- Clear and confident communication skills
- Ability to build positive relationships with parents, staff, and external partners
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and child welfare practices
- Ability to inspire, motivate, and support both staff and children
Experience
- Significant experience working within an early years setting
- Proven leadership or supervisory experience
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework and Ofsted expectations
- Experience in a school-based or independent nursery setting (desirable)
How to Apply
Please submit your application form and supporting statement via our recruitment portal.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough, and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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