Nursery Deputy Manager

Deputy Manager - RH8 0NR 

The Woodlands Day Care

40 hours per week

Salary £35,000 per annum

The nursery is located on Woodland Court, just around the corner from St Mary’s Primary School. Oxted train station is just a 10-minute walk away. The nursery is situated on a quiet residential area and vehicles can stop nearby the nursery for drop off and pick up. The nursery is located on Woodland Court, just around the corner from St Mary’s Primary School. The nursery is situated on a quiet residential area and vehicles can stop nearby the nursery for drop off and pick up.

At Woodlands Day Care, we do everything we can to help children, from birth to 5 years, have the best possible start in life.

We believe in every child’s right to reach their full potential and we aim is to provide a safe, happy and caring environment, where children build positive relationships, and encourage a balanced and holistic approach to learning through play.

We help children to become independent with personal routines, and to develop an inquisitive nature about their surroundings with an enthusiasm to learn, leading to ‘School Readiness’.

We promote an inclusive environment where we take part in a variety of cultural and international celebrations.

We support parent partnerships with updates and photographs of your child to help support with their learning journey.

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Nursery Deputy Manager main duties and responsibilities*:

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times.
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the nursery.
• Assist in managing the acceptance and administration of medication and ensure care plans are thorough and up to date for children or staff with health conditions.
• Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Promote respect and credibility for this position through effective communication skills, impartiality, and consistency.
• Inspire staff team with creative ideas and new challenges with aim to achieve outstanding practice.
• Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery and safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.

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

Requirements and Skills for Nursery Deputy Manager:

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
• Over 1 years’ experience of working in Early Years - Essential
• Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
• Over 1 years’ experience of working in a management position - Desirable.
• Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership - Desirable
• Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding – Desirable.

*All perks are pro-rata for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

The Woodlands Daycare is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.