13 Oct
Tinies
Dulwich
Job description
Job description
Manager in Waiting - SE22 - 40 hours - £45,534 per annum
This setting is looking for a manager in waiting for their lovely setting!
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, this welcoming setting provides Early Years education and care to children from birth to 5 years old.
You can find them in East Dulwich, not far from East Dulwich and North Dulwich stations. They are a spacious nursery with separate rooms and gardens for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
The children enjoy a varied and stimulating timetable from cooking with our Chef to Zumba classes and gardening. They also love getting involved in the wider community and taking trips to the local shops!
- What we can offer you (benefits) :
- Lots of training, promotions and a good salary for the sector
- Generous pension at 7% from us (1% from you)
- 70% discount on childcare fees
- Up to 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, and your birthday (pro-rated for part-time hours)
- Sector-leading parental leave
- Many other benefits that take care of you, including access to the app, shopping discounts, annual conference and money for team celebrations.
What we need from you :
- Level 3 qualification in childcare or higher
- The right to work in the UK
- To be able to work all year round
- A strong work ethic
- An ability to safeguard and protect children
- To be positive, reliable and friendly
Your duties will include :
- Lead our nursery teams to deliver outstanding care to all the children in your setting
- Through your inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention, and performance in the nursery
- Work in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure your nursery is fully recruited , encouraging a diverse workforce
- Role model and mentor your nursery team to ensure the highest quality early childhood practice and experience for all children, including children with special education needs and / or disabilities
- Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture
- Work in partnership with HR to identify succession plans for the nursery team and nurture, create and continuously develop a pipeline of high performing practitioners and Room Leaders,
building the strongest talent pool in the sector
- Work with the Regional Director, Finance and Marketing teams to identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth within the nursery
- Commercial delivery of the nursery performance, optimising revenue generation and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements, to deliver and exceed the annual budgeted EBITDA
- Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery
- Supporting the nursery team
- Managing finances, staffing, health and safety
- Working alongside parents
- Contribute across settings, sharing ideas
- Training
▶️ Manager in Waiting40 hours - £45,534 per annum
🖊️ Tinies
📍 Dulwich