Location
Bath, Somerset | United Kingdom
Job description
Job title: Nursery Manager
Department: Westwood Nursery
Salary: Starting from £37,099, rising to £44,263
Closing date: Thursday 05 October 2023
Are you someone who is passionate about early years education and enjoys leading a team that is committed to nurturing and inspiring young minds?
Come and join us and take the lead at Westwood Nursery, the University of Bath’s Ofsted “outstanding” rated nursery, where your leadership will be pivotal to our ongoing success.
About us
We're a nursery that sits within the University of Bath and provides care for the children of our students, staff, and those in the local area. Safety, care, and inspiration are really important to us as our nursery is where children's potential is unlocked and celebrated. Every unique need, ability, and interest is championed here.
About the role
As the University's Nursery Manager, you'll lead by example, collaborating with your team to ensure the safety and age-appropriate play experiences for all children. While also fostering an environment that empowers your leadership team to excel.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leadership: Provide leadership to the nursery team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellence in childcare.
- EYFS: You’ll be central to ensuring that we are meeting, and wherever possible exceeding, EYFS requirements.
- People Management: Recruit, train, mentor, and develop nursery staff, ensuring a high standard of care and professionalism.
- Parent and Community Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents, caregivers, and the local community, fostering open communication and involvement in children's education.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure the nursery complies with all regulatory requirements, health and safety standards, and stays on top of current developments in childcare policies and practices.
- Quality Assurance: Maintain a commitment to continuous improvement, regularly assessing and enhancing nursery practices.
What we're looking for in you:
- A creative thinker with a focus on results and quality and a real commitment to ensuring the very best outcomes for each child and family using our setting.
- Demonstrable experience in an Early Years setting, with proven leadership and management capabilities.
- Excellent knowledge of Early Years requirements and other legal and best practice standards with the drive and enthusiasm to support colleagues to deliver high quality childcare.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build rapport with children, parents, and colleagues.
- A commitment to safeguarding our children, ensuring their care and education are second to none.
- Hold a relevant childcare qualification (minimum NVQ Level 3) and a clear passion for early years education.
What you'll gain:
- Career Growth: The chance to further your career in a nurturing environment that values your professional development.
- Impact: Make a lasting impact on the lives of young children, setting them on a path of lifelong learning.
- Support: A supportive and nurturing management structure, who take pride in our team and our people, where wellbeing and inclusivity are championed.
If you have experience as a member of a nursery management team, this is a great opportunity to join us and shape the future of the Nursery.
Additional information
An Enhanced Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check is required.
What we can offer you:
- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan
We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.
We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
Visa information
If you think you may require a visa to work in the UK, you should refer to our guidance on the Skilled Worker Visa before embarking on a job application to ensure you understand the requirements for sponsorship. You may be eligible to work in the UK via other alternative visa routes such as the Global Talent Visa or by having Settlement / Indefinite Leave to Remain - please refer to our Staff Immigration webpages for further details.
Update to our application process
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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Other organisations may call this role Early Years Manager, EY Manager, Nursery Room Leader, Room Leader, EYFS Manager, or Qualified Nursery Manager.
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