Hanworth, Feltham
To manage the nursery and associated childcare provision within Once Upon a Time Day Nurseries policies and procedures, Local Authority Policies and procedures and all relevant legislation. To create a safe, warm and stimulating environment for all those who use Once Upon a Time services. To work as part of a team to assist in providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children. To work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, carers and other multi professionals. To be committed to ensuring safeguarding and creating an inclusive environment.
Main Responsibilities: Children’s care, learning and play
Support practitioners in meeting the needs of the individual children and families, ensuring children’s basic needs are always met, including good hygiene routines, nappies, meals encouraging good nutrition, planning and assessment etc
To assist the staff team in setting up a safe and stimulating environment for children, ensuring a child centred environment providing a play-based approach to children’s learning
Promote positive attitudes and behaviour at all times by providing a non-discriminatory environment which values and respects each child and family, ensuring an inclusive and safe environment having regard for SEN and safeguarding procedures and legislation
Encourage parental involvement within the nursery, including parents consultations, events, and using parents as partners in their child’s learning and liaising with parents daily
Health and safety: To be responsible for reporting accidents or health and safety issues and be conscientious of risks that may arise which may cause harm to children
To implement and ensure health and safety guidelines and checks and adhere Once Upon a Time’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to on-going cleaning and sterilising duties within the setting, to reduce the spread of infection
Staff: Effectively leading and supporting all nursery staff, students and voluntary workers. Ensuring a good level of supervision and support with their daily duties, identifying training and development needs, through individual supervisions, appraisals, observations etc. This may also include disciplinary meetings
To lead/ organise staff, room and planning meetings (these will be out of nursery hours)
To support the settings appointed persons in their role and taking on that role in their absence such as SENCO, Behaviour management coordinator
To take part in recruitment and to support a team of staff to meet statutory ratio’s an contingency staffing where appropriate, and support a staff team in the appropriate skills, qualifications, experiences and qualities, ensuring the nursery is staffed to the required levels at all times
General: To be responsible for the day to day running of the nursery
To implement all of Once Upon a Time’s policies and procedures in all aspects of the nursery and other childcare services, and to review and develop them on an annual basis in line with relevant current legislation
To ensure Welfare Requirements of the setting are maintained at all times and ensuring acceptable standards of practice that meets Ofsted criteria including Health and Safety and safeguarding, within the nursery environment
General administrative duties associated with the running of the setting such as maintaining records on the children and their families, inventories, personal records, producing reports, writing letters, ordering supplies etc.
To work collaboratively with colleagues to help support the development of the children within your care, guiding and sharing good practice, making sure that the nursery has a strong, reliable and consistent team
Organising nursery events such as parents’ evenings, fete, annual trips, festivals and special events, that involve parents and carers (these may be out of nursery hours)
To ensure the implementation of the EYFS curriculum for all children aged 0-5 years, and monitor how it is delivered
To develop the setting by involving yourself and staff team in projects and programmes some of which will be initiated by the Local Authority
To work collaboratively with outside agencies, to maintain effective relationships, providing services to the nursery, children and families, liaising with the Local Authority, Ofsted and other multi-agency professionals associated with the nursery and adhering LA policies and procedures and guidance
To maintain an effective parent liaison system in order to work in partnership with parents/carers
To oversee the efficient upkeep of the nursery, ensuring regular checks and maintenance of equipment, furniture and fittings
Assisting in the collection, recording and banking of fees together with managing a budget and petty cash
To monitor occupancy, reviewing numbers of children attending and following up enquiries promptly to ensure maximum capacity levels are maintained at all times. Assisting with the marketing, fundraising and advertising of the nursery to ensure the nursery runs to its full capacity and remains profitable
You may be required to cover at another Once Upon a Time setting
You may be required to work extra hours due to staff shortages, this will be repaid back using time-in-lieu at a time which is suitable to the nursery
Qualifications: Proven experience in a nursery or childcare setting is essential.
Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team effectively.
Proficient communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
Experience working with children in various age groups is highly desirable.
A level 3 or above qualification in Ealy Years
Ability to drive initiatives that improve nursery operations and foster a positive learning environment.
Join our team as a Nursery Manager and contribute to shaping the future of young minds in a supportive and enriching atmosphere.
