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Childcare Operations Manager

Employer
Early Years Alliance
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Salary
£32,429 - £36,373 p.a. plus £650 p.a. Essential Car Allowance
Closing date
3 Mar 2021

Job Details

The Early Years Alliance is looking to recruit a Childcare Operations Manager to join the Children's Services Department covering Cambridge, Peterborough and Luton

Benefits:

  • 26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees
  • Additional annual leave for long service
  • Enhanced sickness pay
  • Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
  • Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
  • The Alliance operates a Team Recognition Scheme to recognise the outstanding work of the staff across the Charity
  • Can save up to 25% on 02 Refresh Airtime Plan if getting a new phone or tablet on 02
  • Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme - an introduction payment of up to £100

Main duties:

  • To provide leadership, direction and support to managers to ensure all designated settings within area of remit are financially sustainable, are operating in line with legal requirements and meeting the Alliance National Standards.
  • To provide regular human resources, finance and quality improvement updates/feedback on nursery performance to the Children’s Services Manager.
  • To proactively manage all Setting Managers performance, carrying out induction, regular accountability meetings, supervisions, probation reviews and annual performance reviews, and setting clear work and development objectives.
  • To inspire all childcare setting managers/teams to establish and maintain effective learning through a culture of creativity and innovation within each setting.
  • To ensure that quality is maintained at a high standard and that settings achieve at least a Good Ofsted Inspection.

Essential criteria:

  • EYP, Early Years Degree or equivalent early years and childcare qualifications at Level 6.
  • Proven, current experience of empowering and supporting quality improvement in settings to secure and maintain at least a good or outstanding Ofsted inspection outcome.
  • Recent experience of effective management in an early years setting.
  • Proven ability to work with key stakeholders including local authorities and volunteers to coordinate and drive quality improvement.
  • Experience of effective budget setting, monitoring and action planning.

 

Hours per week: 35

Weeks per year:  52

Virtual interview date: Friday 12th March 2021

Please note our virtual interviews take place via Microsoft Teams, you may need to download this prior to your interview.

 

About The Service

The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation. 

The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment.

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Core values

The Alliance believes that the well-being and achievement of children should be a key priority for society. We will work at local, regional and national levels with policy makers, parents, practitioners and children to achieve this end.  The Alliance works on a not for profit basis, independent of political or other influences through inclusive and democratic principles.

What we offer

The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including:

  • Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS)
  • The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children.
  • 100% discount on childcare places
  • A generous workplace pension scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service.
  • Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
  • Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
  • A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
  • Vitality membership wellness and fitness app – including lots of great health benefits, rewards, telephone, and face to face counselling
  • Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
  • A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being

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Company info
Website
Telephone
02076972500
Location
Early Years Alliance
50 Featherstone Street
London
London
EC1Y 8RT
GB

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