Deputy Manager Rural Nursery

Job Description

- Deputy Nursery Manager - Beautiful rural village nursery

Do you have a passion for Early Years and love the outdoors? Would you like to work in our beautiful setting which offers much more than your average nursery school?

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic deputy manager to join our small, vibrant team. We are looking for someone who loves the outdoors and shares our passion for the natural world and the environment around them. Our focus is on outside learning and we are able to offer our children unique opportunities to develop their experience and knowledge on our farm, taking part in activities with our garden team, spending time with animals, picnicking in the grounds of Overbury Court and learning about nature on a walk.

We want someone with a positive, can-do attitude who is a leader but also willing to be part of the team. A key part of this role will be the supervision and support of existing staff members. The role will support the successful candidate to grow and develop with us with the potential to progress to nursery manager in time.

In return we offer a welcoming, friendly working environment in our 36-space nursery for children aged 12 months to five years, plus after school provision. We pride ourselves on knowing all our children as individuals and we all work together to support them to flourish. We have our own cook who provides fresh and healthy home cooked food, much of which is grown with the children at our nursery and in Overbury kitchen gardens.

If you like the sound of us and think you can play a central role in a business that has dynamic and diverse outside education at its core, then we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

• Enjoys the outdoors
• Positive can-do attitude
• Passionate about child care and keen to step up to managing and guiding a team
• A full and relevant Level 3 or above qualification in childcare
• Previous experience of managing a room or team
• A good understanding of the EYFS and a variety of approaches to learning and development
• A thorough knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Submit to an enhanced DBS check
• Be prepared to undertake further training including ongoing safeguarding and paediatric first aid.

Duties and responsibilities

• Support the nursery manager and manage the setting in the manager’s absence
• Mentor and support staff and ensure training needs are identified
• Ensure that a wide variety of opportunities are provided for all children
• Oversee the day to day operation of the setting including planning and observation

What we can offer you Friendly, long standing supportive team

• Further training opportunities
• Online learning journals with eyLog and eyman management system
• Closed over the Christmas period
• Early close on Fridays
• Good remuneration package including relocation support if required
• Access to farm, kitchen gardens as well as the village in general

- Shift: Minimum 20 hours per week