Deputy Manager

DEPUTY MANAGER- Blue Butterfly Montessori

Blue Butterfly Montessori is a modern established Nursery in the heart of its town. The Pinner Branch achieved ‘OUTSTANDING’ from Ofsted and is now opening a BRAND-NEW Stanmore Branch in January 2021. Both branches are 5 minutes from the high street with access to a variety of transport links.

Salary up to £30,000 per annum dependant on experience.

We are looking for a high calibre Deputy Manager to work in our Nursery.

Your Mission:

• Enthusiastically work with a team of practitioners to ensure best practice at all times
• Develop strategies and approaches, in partnership with the Directors, Operations Manager and Nursery Manager, working with them to implement them across the setting
• Navigate difficult and challenging situations and mediate to find solutions
• Work in partnership with the leadership team to set achievable goals, helping to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and completing administrative tasks on time and to a high standard.
• Support all Room Leaders in delivering a broad and balanced curriculum and establish workable routines using clear expectations
• Role model and monitor the delivery of rich play learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps all children to develop and meets their individual needs.
• Ensuring the teams keep the nursery ordered, clean and presentable at all times
• Work with the management to mentor, train and coach staff in a number of areas, including health and safety, risk assessment, observations, planning and leadership.
• Lead, mentor and inspire a team of 25 to 45 educators to deliver exceptional care and education and provide feedback to create a consistent approach of early years practice to include but not limited to regular 1:1's, Supervisions and appraisals.
• Work with management to help develop policy and maintain an in-depth understanding of national and local statutory and non-statutory frameworks within which the nursery operates
• Set out innovative ways of providing early years education and care for babies, toddlers and pre-school children using practical solutions
• Role model and monitor the delivery of rich play learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps all children to develop and meets their individual needs.
• Responsibility to make referrals to external agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Fulfil recruitment needs for the nursery as required aligned to the Safer Recruitment Policy.
• Provide new starters with tailored inductions to suit both local and internationally recruited new starters.
• Designated Safeguarding Lead to promote the health, safety and welfare of children and employees and families in line with child protection.
• Risk Assessing the nursery through the day, every day, and actioning; maintaining and critically assessing all policies, procedures and practice to drive improvement.
• Continually work in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of the children ensuring a diverse and inclusive approach is maintained at all times.

About you: 

• Experience working in a nursery setting with added responsibility. Ability to motivate and lead a team to deliver outstanding practice consistently.
• You will hold a full and relevant childcare qualification (Level 3 or above)
• Minimum 2 Years proven experience working and caring for children under 5
• Thorough understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding/child protection
• Passion to deliver high quality childcare and exciting learning opportunities
• Strong Communication skills- good command of spoken and written English.
• A desire to grow in your role, and keenness to take on new challenges. Be a self-starter and a self-teacher, willing to learn and grow in the role
• Brilliant organisational skills and attention to detail
• Passionate and positive (always see the glass half full)
• Empathy, understanding and a fair and consistent approach
• A positive, team oriented and somewhat distributed leadership style
• Excellent problem-solver and willingness to tackle problems constructively
• Ability to have difficult and sometimes challenging conversations
• Inspirational and creative approach
• Trustworthy and honest

We offer: 

• A competitive salary with a Performance Related Bonus that reflects your expertise and ability + Ofsted Outstanding Bonus.
• ‘Employee of the Term’ award who receives a £500 bonus.
• Refer a friend bonus of £500 for existing employees
• Childcare provision with substantial childcare discounts
• Two paid sick days annually.
• One additional holiday for every full year of service.
• Annual Leave on your birthday (additional to your holiday allowance)
• A small reward for 100% attendance and punctuality.
• An excellent working environment in a well-resourced nursery working with a dedicated staff team.
• Excellent in-house training, opportunity to gain further qualifications, Virtual learning and career progression opportunities.
• Promotion opportunities with expansion plans.
• One Staff Training Day in the year
• A free polo t-shirt for every year of service.
• Two staff social events paid for by the company.
• Onsite parking
• Pension Scheme available

 To apply please submit your CV via the form below , or for more information please go to www.bluebutterflymontessori.com