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About the Role
Les Petites Etoiles Tufnell Park is seeking a Nursery Manager to oversee operations, ensuring high-quality care and education for children aged 8 months to 4 years within a bilingual (English/French) Montessori environment. This supernumerary role focuses on leadership, staff management, parent communication, and regulatory compliance, offering a chance to positively impact young children's lives.
Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for the nursery operations.
- Ensure Health & Safety and EYFS welfare requirements are met.
- Manage all staff members.
- Oversee communication with parents.
- Implement and lead on nursery policies and procedures.
- Build trust and strong partnerships with parents.
- Conduct tours for prospective parents and address their inquiries.
- Manage parent queries and resolve issues.
- Prepare and distribute newsletters and guidance materials.
- Provide support and supervision to all staff, including junior staff and volunteers.
- Conduct regular staff supervision and bi-annual appraisals.
- Guide nursery practitioners in adhering to best practices, the blended curriculum, and policies.
- Oversee curriculum planning and delivery, facilitating team planning meetings.
- Identify staff strengths and support areas for improvement.
- Ensure the nursery's vision is met.
- Maintain knowledge of current childcare legislation.
- Ensure compliance with OFSTED and other statutory requirements.
- Oversee menu adherence, catering to dietary needs, allergies, and nutritional standards.
- Manage and file relevant records, including children's details, accident reports, attendance, outings, and medicine records.
- Process fees and invoices for parents.
- Update registers and spreadsheets for billing.
- Perform administrative tasks such as banking, ordering supplies, filing bills, and maintaining employee files.
- Manage Health & Safety, including risk assessments and fire drills.
- Maintain food temperature records and first aid supplies.
- Conduct fire drills and maintain records.
- Complete monthly action plans and develop new ones as needed.
- Ensure the nursery operates at target occupancy.
- Perform other administrative duties as required.
- Ensure safeguarding policies are strictly followed, including maintaining appropriate staff ratios and prohibiting mobile phone use in children's areas.
- Conduct or delegate daily risk assessments and other required assessments.
- Oversee the planning and delivery of children's progress reports.
- Arrange and conduct bi-annual meetings with parents to provide written and verbal reports.
Requirements
- Minimum one year of experience as a Nursery Manager or at least three years as a Deputy Manager in an early years setting.
- A positive individual who enjoys teamwork.
- Possesses good self-reflection skills and a passion for best practices.
- Strong organizational and leadership skills.
- Experienced in team management.
- Experienced in partnership with parents.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Holding a clear DBS check.
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Thorough knowledge of the EYFS
- Staff relationship management
- Effective communication with parents
- Modelling best practice
- Good spoken and written English
- Competent IT skills (Word, simple Excel)
- Confidence as a leader
- Great listening skills
- Problem-solving
- Positive can-do attitude
- Resilience
- Caring nature
- Empathy
- Ability to take constructive criticism
- Self-reflection for continuous improvement
Location
- Tufnell Park
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent contract
Experience Level
- At least one year of experience as a Nursery Manager
- At least 3 years’ experience as a Deputy Manager in an early years setting
Education Level
- Minimum Level 3 in Childcare
- Preferred: Level 5
- Preferred: Level 6 (BA Degree in Early Years)
- Preferred: EYTS/EYPS
Salary/Compensations
- £48,000/year
Benefits
- 7 weeks paid holiday
- 1 extra day of holiday every company anniversary, up to 5 days
- Paid sick days
- Christmas Bonus
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Training & Development Program
- Healthy, balanced meals provided
- Complimentary lunches
About the Company
- Les Petites Etoiles is a private bilingual nursery group providing high-quality care and education for children aged 8 months to 4 years.
- 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 additional 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.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.