Deputy Nursery Manager

About Farley Sparsholt Outdoor Nursery School

Ofsted 'Outstanding' and the first yurt-based outdoor nursery school, Farley Sparsholt really is a nursery like no other.

At Farley Sparsholt, we believe in fostering a culture of growth and development—both for the children and our team. As part of our commitment to internal progression, the current Deputy Nursery Manager is moving into a new role within the company, creating an exciting opportunity for you to join our team!

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.

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 Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent
• Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar
• A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support
• Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years)
• Excellent communication skills with both children and adults

What you'll get

• £1,500 Welcome Bonus
• Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience, qualification
• Performance related bonuses
• 50% childcare discount
• Annual wellness day off
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
• Dedicated learning and development support. This role is available because our current Deputy Nursery Manager is advancing within the Storal family. We are proud to provide our team members with the opportunities to grow and develop their careers.
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

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.