Deputy Nursery Manager
20 days ago
Edgware
Are you an inspiring Nursery Deputy Manager ready for your next challenge? Do you have the passion, leadership skills and drive to excel as a Nursery Deputy Manager in a thriving childcare environment? We're looking for an exceptional Nursery Deputy Manager to join our vibrant team at Better Community Nursery in Burnt Oak. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Nursery Deputy Manager to help shape the future of our nursery, support children's development and work alongside a talented Nursery Manager. As a Nursery Deputy Manager, you'll play a key role in leading a passionate team, maintaining outstanding standards and creating memorable experiences for children and families. If you're an ambitious Nursery Deputy Manager seeking career progression and the chance to make a real difference, then this Nursery Deputy Manager role could be exactly what you're looking for. Why Join Us? Located within Burnt Oak Leisure Centre, Better Community Nursery provides a unique childcare experience where children can learn, play and develop through exciting physical activities including football, tennis, badminton and gymnastics. Our nursery offers a safe, stimulating and engaging environment where children can thrive while building confidence and essential life skills. The Role Working 39 hours per week on a shift rota between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, you will support the Nursery Manager in the day-to-day running of our 58-place nursery. Key responsibilities include: • Supporting the overall management and operation of the nursery., • Assisting with recruitment, retention and development of staff., • Managing rotas and ensuring staffing levels meet statutory requirements., • Maintaining children's records and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards., • Building positive relationships with children, parents, carers and external agencies., • Supporting the nursery's ambition to achieve Ofsted excellence., • Creating a positive, nurturing and inspiring environment for children and staff. What We're Looking For • Level 3 Childcare Qualification., • Experience leading or supervising a team within a nursery setting., • Strong organisational and communication skills., • Passion for delivering exceptional childcare and early years education., • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare., • Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with! The basics: This is a Full time, permanent position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service, flexible working may be possible, working from home is not possible in this role. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry leading rates of pay We can offer a career, not just a job with extensive Learning & development support available. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in. As a staff owned organisation you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business Additionally, GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits: Access to a pension scheme. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services Access to the tax efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme. Free annual eye tests Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras! GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include: The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you Access to team building and fun events such as Treks, Concerts outings etc Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet About GLL: As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries, and children’s centres. Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area. One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us.?To make sure we are having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community. We offer two different types of work arrangements: A permanent employment contract - part time and full time A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you. So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer. However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference
