Nursery Deputy Manager

Job Title: Deputy manager/forest school lead
Salary: from £26,000.00 - 28,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experiance
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (40 hrs)
Location: Brookside, South Gorley, Fordingbridge, SP6 2PP
The Coach House Day Nursery are seeking a skilled Nursery Deputy Manager / Forest School Lead to join their team. Within this role you will need to develop high quality practice and promote outdoor learning. An enjoyment of being outside is essential for this role due to our inspiring environment and you must be able to drive to reach our wonderful setting.
About us:
Our purpose built garden is situated in the beautiful, tranquil and educationally rich setting of the new forest.We have direct acess to the national park we have a local stream and stunning meadows and wooded locations to be able to explore. We even have visits from the local animals! We are extremely proud of our nursery which is unique in the fact that it is a truly enchanting nursery set in the new forest national park. We have four beautiful rooms for the children to work their way through whilst growing up along with our own private shaded garden and seprate baby area which the children have acces to all year round. The gardens contain a herb garden, digging area and a large climbing frame. The desired candidate will need to be a driver due to the location of the nursery.however we are able to provide off road parking, Our team is very small meaning with have a family feel to the nursery and if you were to join our team you would become part of the family!
Nursery reviews:
" A wonderful nursery in a gorgeous rural setting with lovely carers"
"My child absolutley loves coming here to see her friends and teachers. She gets to enjoy being outside on the farmc, in the barn and in the forest which i think are so important for her learning".
"A fantastic nursery in a beautiful setting. The building,playground and surrounding fields create a wonderful enviroment for learning and playing. I couldnt wish for a better Nursery"
Visit our website for further information and a gallery which shows you our idyllic nursery location:
Within this role, you will:
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 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.
*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.
For this role, you will need:
Forest School Training- Desirable
Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
Leadership experience - Essential
Over 1 years’ experience of working in Early Years - Essential
Sound knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
Over 1 years’ 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
The Coach House Day Nursery, part of the Family First Nursery Group, offers the highest quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Based in the new forest, we want to ensure that our family first spirit and curriculum positively impacts as many families as possible. Always putting our families first, the safety and wellbeing of all our children, staff and parents is our number one priority.
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.
The Coach House Day Nursery 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. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
INDR2 Benefits
Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.
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