Senior Nursery Practitioner
hace 5 días
Southampton
Nursery Manager – Up to £36,500 + £2,500 Welcome Bonus & Bonus Potential \n\n Location: Woodberry Day Nursery, Peartree \n\n Hours: 40 per week \n\n Qualification: Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification \n\n Base Salary: Up to £36,500 per annum \n\n Additional Rewards: \n\n\n\t • £2,500 Welcome Bonus (one-off, conditions apply)\n\t, • Up to £36,500 salary per year\n\t, • £2,500 Welcome Bonus*\n\t, • Up to £3,000 annual performance bonus\n\t, • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays and your birthday off\n\t, • 75% childcare discount for your family\n\t, • Staff savings across retail, lifestyle, and travel\n\t, • Confidential wellbeing support\n\t, • Leading with impact: Inspiring, supporting and motivating your team to deliver high standards of care and education every day.\n\t, • Driving quality: Ensuring the nursery consistently meets and exceeds EYFS standards, regulatory requirements and Ofsted expectations.\n\t, • Creating environments for success: Overseeing safe, stimulating and purposeful environments where children can learn through play and thrive at every stage.\n\t, • Building strong teams: Embedding an effective key person approach, identifying staff training needs and supporting professional development.\n\t, • Engaging families and communities: Building trusted relationships with parents, carers and the wider community to promote the nursery and its achievements.\n\t, • Managing operations: Overseeing budgets, records, staffing and compliance processes to ensure the nursery runs smoothly and efficiently.\n\t, • Promoting a culture of reflection and improvement: Encouraging self-evaluation across the team and embedding reflective practice to drive continuous improvement.\n\t, • A Level 3 Childcare qualification (minimum)\n\t, • At least 1 year of management experience in an Early Years setting\n\t, • Strong knowledge of EYFS and regulatory frameworks\n\t, • A genuine passion for early childhood development and team leadership\n\t, • (Desirable) Level 5 qualification in Childcare and/or Leadership & Management\n\t