Assistant Nursery Manager

• Comply with all regulatory requirements.
•  Provide high standards of care and education.
•  Support all nursery staff in their roles.
• Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers 
• Sustain targets for revenue and costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all company policy and procedures are adhered to by all staff.
• Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by all staff
• Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion
• Provide leadership and support to all staff to enable them to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with both colleagues, parents and carers
• Deploy staff effectively to ensure the required standards are maintained.
• Ensure the effective implementation of the company’s keyperson system throughout the nursery.
• Ensure that all children are kept safe, and that staff are confident to follow safeguarding procedures.
• Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with relevant outside agencies.
• Support the Nursery Manager in creating and maintaining a culture of self-evaluation and reflective practice throughout the nursery
• Proactively promote and represent the nursery to current and potential parents/customers including in the wider community
• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and support the Nursery Manager in ensuring all staff receive health and safety training
• Be fully aware of all emergency and security procedures.
• Support the Nursery Manager in ensuring the nursery remains compliant in respect of suitably trained and vetted staff with relevant qualifications.
• Support the Nursery Manager with recruiting, inducting, supporting, training and appraising all staff to deliver high quality childcare practice
• Support the Nursery Manager to identify, address and support individual training needs and self-development such as supervisions and appraisals
• Support the Nursery Manager in working in conjunction with Head Office in disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings
• Support the Nursery Manager in making sure all complaints/concerns are actively resolved in a timely manner
• Support the Nursery Manager to facilitate inspections by regulatory bodies and implement any recommendations.
• Support the Nursery Manager with all administrative duties associated with the nursery, including maintaining children’s records, ordering equipment and keeping personnel files.
•  Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager. 
• Assume additional management responsibilities as and when required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification (Level 5 desirable)
• Safeguarding Knowledge
•  Minimum of 2 years recent experience working as a Third-in-Charge/Room Leader  
• Excellent communication, organisation, and IT skills
• A natural leader with a passion for creating a happy, high-performing team culture