Job Description:

We are currently looking for a DEPUTY MANAGER to help run our beautiful, children’s day nursery and pre-school in Woking.

We are looking or someone with great leadership skills, who’s committed to early years childcare, with experience managing a team within a nursery, preschool or childcare environment.

What we offer:

We value our dedicated and hard working staff and offer ongoing support and training, great opportunities to excel in your career.

We realise the importance of having a good work life balance and offer a 4 or 5 day working week - 38-40, we are open all year round from 8am - 6pm.

Main duties and responsibilities of the Deputy Manager:

You will be supporting the daily running within the nursery, supporting the room leaders with training, paperwork. You will be part floor based and part office based, assisting with managerial duties with the nursery and stepping up on the managers days off.

• To assist the nursery managers in the day to day running of the setting.

• To support the nursery staff and to ensure that they comply at all times with all policies, procedures and standards, including health and safety, hygiene, inclusion and confidentiality.

• To lead the planning of safe, creative and appropriate opportunities according to children’s needs and interests to fulfil the requirements of the EYFS.

• To develop and maintain good relationships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate meeting the needs of each child, including organising meetings to update and involve parent/carers in their child’s learning.

• To help supervise and contribute to performance management of staff according to policies and procedure’s.

• Working creatively with children within the EY framework, in order to provide an enabling learning environment for all children.

• Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

The ideal candidate will:

• Must have proven experience of managing within a childcare setting, (1+years) of deputy experience.

• Must hold a relevant Early Years qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above.

• Experience of working with the Early Years Foundation Stages.

• Understanding and recognition of the principles of equality and diversity.

• Proven and successful experience of working with children of relevant age in an early learning environment.

• Ability to lead the effective planning of learning.

• Ability to set, demonstrate and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the Nursery

• Experience of having kept written records of children’s achievements including observations.

• Excellent communications skills.

If you feel like you meet the criteria above, and would like to be considered, then we very much look forward to receiving your application!