Little Munckins Montessori TW3 4BX
Deputy Manager (Maternity Cover)
Salary - £35,000 Per Annum
Hours - 40 hours a week all year round
Are you passionate about early years education and looking to make a positive impact? Little Munchkins Montessori is seeking a dedicated and qualified Deputy Manager to join our nurturing and dynamic team. In this key role, you will oversee the day-to-day operations, ensuring the highest standards of care, education, and compliance are met. You will also foster strong relationships with our dedicated staff and supportive parents, helping to create an engaging and safe environment for every child.
This is a maternity cover role which will be 12 months but we would want to keep you on to help the West London nurseries.
We are committed to supporting your professional growth and offer exciting opportunities to progress within the company, whether that means advancing to a Nursery Manager position or exploring other career paths.
Main responsibilities include:
Ensure the nursery safeguarding culture is maintained and continuous training is carried out.
Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times.
Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met throughout the nursery.
Assist in managing the acceptance and administration of medication, and ensure care plans are thorough and up to date for children or staff with health conditions.
Ensure that all children receive stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
Promote respect and credibility for this position through effective communication skills, impartiality, and consistency.
Inspire staff team with creative ideas and new challenges with the aim to achieve outstanding practice.
Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.
Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery and safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
Requirements and skills:
Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - Essential
Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
Over 1 year’s experience of working in a management position - Desirable
Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Management and Leadership - Desirable
Experience of successfully passing an Ofsted inspection to good or outstanding - Desirable
We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders, and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.
We are:
Defined by Family We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. Little School Daycare is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Benefits include: Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays. Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary. Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams. 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families. Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face-to-face counselling sessions where needed. All perks are pro-rota for part-time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
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Defined by Family We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. Little School Daycare is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Benefits include: Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays. Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary. Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams. 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families. Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face-to-face counselling sessions where needed. All perks are pro-rota for part-time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
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