Nursery Manager (Maternity Cover)
- Employer
- Purple Dove Childcare Recruitment
- Location
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Salary
- Paying up to £35,000 per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 8 Aug 2021
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Senior Management, Support Staff, Senior Practitioner, Management, Team Leadership
- Sector
- Nursery
Job Details
Temporary Nursery Manager, Abingdon-to cover maternity leave, 6 month fixed term contract with a view to extend or offer permanent role
Salary: Up to £35,000 per year, pro rata
Are you an experienced nursery manager looking for a short term contract?
Established nursery is looking to appoint a nursery manager.
This is a full time position to cover maternity cover until at least the end of Jan 2022.
Mon-Friday Shifts vary from 7am to 6pm
The benefits:
- Competitive salary, based on experience and qualifications
- 30 days annual leave
- Company pension
- Discounted childcare
- On-site parking
- Staff socials
- Encouragement of Team work
- Support from head office but also plenty of autonomy for the day to day running of the nursery
- Professional development and further career progression opportunities within the organisation
The role:
- Recruiting, training and managing all staff: ensuring a positive and productive work environment where staff feel valued and supported
- Ensuring all regulatory standard are met and high standards across all aspects of the nursery’s work are maintained
- Working with senior personnel across the organisation to make a positive contribution to senior team meetings to ensure the continued success of the organisation
- Ensure the safety and well-being of all children attending the nursery
- Work closely with parents and carers, canvassing and valuing their views and opinions
- Provide regular and accurate reports on nursery occupancy and future forecasting
- Oversee the care and education of all children to ensure it is of the very highest standards
- Remaining up to date with all administrative tasks necessary for the smooth and safe running of the nursery.
The candidate
- Qualified to at least level 3
- Have a minimum of 5 years experience in early years with at least some of that in a leadership role
- Be confident and ambitious
- Passion for Early Years
- Ability to delegate
- Have excellent communication skills
- Have access to own transport or be happy to commute using public transport
- If you are an experienced nursery manager or an ambitious deputy manager then we would love to hear from you.
Company
Purple Dove Recruitment has been working in the childcare industry for over a decade and has sound knowledge of the industry. We understand that different people have different circumstances and these can change without notice. That’s why we are always available. You can call on us anytime.
We work with childcare and early years providers of all sizes. Our consultants are passionate about meeting and exceeding your expectations, whether it is to find the right position for you or to find the right candidate for your setting or home.
We cover Greater London and the surrounding Home Counties, with dedicated regional childcare consultants looking after each area; people who know and understand the needs of local childcare businesses and childcare staff.
- Website
- http://www.purpledove.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0203 633 4014
- Location
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Southfield Park
62 Southfield Park
Harrow
London
HA2 6HE
GB
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