Deputy Nursery Room Manager

Location

West Sussex | United Kingdom

Job description

Deputy Nursery Room Manager

Salary: £25,168 per annum

Working hours will be 40 hours per week. Some flexibility is required, and the job holder may be required to work occasional extra days and evenings for which time off in lieu will be given. 

The Role

Little Lancing are recruiting for an inspirational Deputy Nursery Room Manager. The successful candidate will have proven leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues. You will have impeccable interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues of all levels of seniority, and able to build working relationships to ensure common goals can be achieved.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in leading and managing the staff team including delegation and motivation in The Room Managers Absence. 
• Support the Nursery Room Manager to manage resources, organise routines and systems, and ensure effective communication with senior management team 
• Support the Nursery Room Manager to develop SMART action plans and ensure self and team perform appropriately to complete actions
• Be an appropriate role model to your team
• To be a Key Person where appropriate and ensure all other Key Person’s are performing appropriately. 
• Be alert to any issues or concern with regards to the welfare of a child 
• Report any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Nursery immediately
• Provide a safe environment – complete manager checks and ensure agreed actions are completed, role model to colleagues, ensure that daily, weekly, monthly checks are carried out, trips completed and safe, room is clean and tidy, meals are served appropriately, administering medicine, ensure general cleanliness of children at all times
• Use the EY Log to maintain learning journeys, next steps and observations and to regularly monitor all children’s learning journeys
• Support children with settling and transitions, manage children’s behaviour, support children with SEND where appropriate.
• Ensure that the observation, assessment and planning cycle is effective for all children and all staff have a full understanding of their roles and responsibilities in relation to this
• Have a sound understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Characteristics of Effective Learning and support the team in delivering this within the room
• Activity encourage and oversee Parent Partnership within the room.
• Plan and organise parent consultation meetings, ensuring that all parents are provided with an opportunity to attend
• Encourage relationships with local community groups and organise planned outings 
• Keeping up to date with current practice 
• Acceptance and engagement of fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

About You

The ideal candidate must be passionate about running a fun, stimulating, and safe nursery for children, alongside wanting to grow and progress their career opportunities.

• Committed to the safeguarding and protection of children
• Have a sound understanding of the Safeguarding and Welfare requirements 
• Good understanding of EYFS
• Value and respect the views and needs of children
• Minimum Level 3 in Early Years Education or equivalent in Early Years 
• Experience of working with children 0 – 5 years 
• Experience/knowledge of Children’s Act and OFSTED requirements
• Strong IT skills including use of tablets
• Excellent communication skills
• Committed to continuous personal and professional development
• Resilient and demonstrates the ability to work well under pressure
• Manage time effectively

Desirable skills/qualifications

• Supervisory/room management experience 
• Paediatric First Aid Certificate renewable every 3 years
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
• Food Hygiene 

What we can Offer you:

You will be provided with a warm support network with career development opportunities. With more members of staff undertaking professional development, our staff team is growing in strength! 

In return for your commitment and hard work, we offer you a complimentary lunch, free tickets to College musicals, dance and drama performances, access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College library, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, staff events, Christmas parties and end of term celebrations, free parking at our onsite car parks and access to cycle to work scheme. 

You will also be entitled to 5 weeks annual leave, and we give you an additional leave between Christmas and New Year.

Further Information

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which the School considers satisfactory, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire and sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s). 

Applicants who have lived outside of the UK in the past 10 years will be required to provide a Police Check from their country of residence. In addition, and where applicable, successful candidates will be required to produce a ‘letter of professional standing’ issued by the relevant professional regulatory authority as proof of past conduct.

Lancing College conducts online searches for shortlisted candidates. This check is undertaken based on the requirements set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. The check helps us to ensure safe and robust checks on the suitability of individuals to work within our School. 

To minimise unconscious bias or potential discrimination issues, a person who will not be on the appointed interview panel will conduct the search and will only share information when findings are of a concern. The appointed panel may explore any concerns passed to them as part of our due diligence process.

The College is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered "spent" under the Act) must be declared. If you have a criminal record this will not automatically debar you from employment. Instead, each case will be assessed fairly by reference to the School's objective assessment.

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£25.17k per annum