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Les Petites Etoiles Tufnell Park is part of a private bilingual nursery group that provides high-quality care and education for children aged 8 months to 4 years. Tufnell Park has an exceptional opportunity for a Nursery Manager to join the team. This role would be suitable for a Nursery Manager with at least one year of experience on the role, or a Deputy Manager with at least 3 years’ experience in an early years setting looking for a leading role. We pride ourselves on providing excellent teacher ratios and care for children in three age groups. We are passionate about offering a nurturing and stimulating environment for our young learners. Our nursery works with the EYFS/Montessori blended curriculum in English and French, with the introduction of Mandarin, phonics and maths from the beginning. We benefit from large spaces indoor and outdoor, and excellent resources in a rich continuous provision and well-resourced Montessori environment. We also prioritise staff well-being by providing healthy, balanced meals and complimentary lunches. With 7 weeks of paid holiday, this is a remarkable chance to join a fantastic team and positively impact the lives of young children.
Job Responsibility:
Overall responsibility for the nursery
responsibility for Health & Safety & the EYFS welfare requirements
all staff
communication with parents
implementing and leading on policies & procedures
Showing potential new parents around the nursery and answering their questions
The manager has ultimate responsibility for talking to parents from when children first arrive/settle with us to when they leave
The manager deals with queries and solves problems for parents where appropriate
Preparing and sending newsletters, updates and guidance on various subjects
To be a line manager and provide support and supervision to all other members of staff, junior staff and volunteers
Carrying out regular staff supervision and recording as appropriate, as well as conducting twice-yearly appraisals
To guide the nursery practitioners to follow best-practice within our blended approach and our policies and procedures
To check the planning and delivery of our curriculum, and help the team find time for weekly planning meetings and non-contact time
Recognising the strengths of each member of staff and supporting them with their areas for improvement
To ensure that our vision is met
The manager must ensure they have a reasonable knowledge and understanding of current relevant legislation in relation to childcare
To ensure the nursery, staff, policies & procedures comply with OFSTED & other statutory requirements
Ensuring our menus are followed, and that any nutritional, religious or dietary needs are met and allergies are carefully controlled
The planning and filing of relevant records including the keeping of children's personal details for emergency purposes, the keeping of an accident record file, attendance register, outings records file, medicine records file, and any other mandatory records including receiving and noting fees and invoices to parents
Updating the register and other spreadsheets to assist with bills to parents
Many other general administrative tasks range from paying cheques into the bank account, dealing with all telephone calls, ordering supplies & food, filing bills, maintenance of employees or student files, Health & Safety including risk-assessments, fire drills records, food temperature records, first aid box, and conducting the fire drill
Completing the standard monthly action plan, and also devising and following up new action plans as required
A key responsibility is ensuring the nursery operates at our target occupancy
Ensuring our safeguarding policy is followed: our policy is never to have only one member of staff alone with the children in a room/space – reminding everyone and making certain that there are always two people in the room with children at all times, and that no mobile phones are used at any time
Conduct (or supervise and delegate) daily risk assessments, as well as various other assessments at various intervals
Overseeing the planning and delivery of relevant records and developmental reports in relation to children's individual progress
Ensuring that regular half-yearly meetings are arranged with parents to deliver a written and verbal report by key persons/room leaders
Reports are to be signed and filed
Requirements:
Minimum Level 3 in Childcare
Preferred: Level 5, Level 6 (BA Degree in Early Years), or EYTS/EYPS
A positive individual who loves working in a team
Someone with good self-reflection and passion for best practice
Strong organisational and leadership skills
Experienced in team management
Experienced in partnership with parents
Excellent written and spoken English
Holding a clear DBS
Leadership skills
Thorough knowledge of the EYFS
Relationship with staff
Effective communication with parents
Modelling best practice
Good level of spoken and written English
Competent IT skills (Word, simple Excel)
Confidence as a leader
Great listening skills
Stable and dependable
Problem-solving & a positive can-do attitude
Resilient (strong) yet also caring and great empathy
Able to take constructive criticism
Able to be self-reflective to improve constantly
What we offer:
7 weeks paid holiday (1 extra day every company anniversary, up to 5)