Nursery Manager
Bright Stars Nurseries · Laindon, England ·
We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Nursery Manager to join our team at Second Steps Nursery and Afterschool Club Durham Road Nursery & Out of School Club has been operating successfully since March 2005. We provide full day care for children aged from 6 weeks old to 12 years old and are open 52 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm, excluding bank holidays.
Key Responsibilities Leadership & Management Provide strong, inspirational leadership to the nursery team, promoting a positive, professional, and reflective culture. Oversee the day-to-day running of the nursery, ensuring smooth and effective operations.
Lead staff recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisals, and performance management. Ensure effective staff deployment and maintain statutory ratios in line with EYFS requirements. Support and promote staff training, development, wellbeing, and progression.
Safeguarding (DSL) Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the setting. Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented, reviewed, and consistently followed. Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, referrals, and multi-agency working.
Maintain accurate, confidential safeguarding records in line with statutory guidance. Provide safeguarding guidance, oversight, and training to staff. SEND & Inclusion (SENCo) Act as SENCo, leading inclusive practice across the setting.
Identify, support, and monitor children with SEND, ensuring timely interventions. Develop, implement, and review SEND support plans and individual strategies. Liaise effectively with parents, carers, external professionals, and local authorities.
Ensure reasonable adjustments and inclusive learning environments are in place. Quality, Curriculum & Improvement Ensure high-quality teaching, learning, and care in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Monitor planning, observations, and assessments to track children’s progress and outcomes.
Lead self-evaluation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement planning. Ensure the nursery environment is safe, stimulating, and enabling for all children. Partnership & Compliance Build strong, trusting partnerships with parents and carers.
Ensure full compliance with Ofsted, EYFS, safeguarding, health & safety, and welfare requirements. Oversee the development, review, and implementation of policies, procedures, and documentation. Prepare for and manage inspections, audits, and regulatory visits.
Safeguarding At our nursery, the safety and wellbeing of every child is our highest priority. We follow robust safeguarding procedures in line with current legislation and local guidance. Staff are regularly trained to recognise and respond to signs of all forms of neglect, abuse, extremism and exploitation. Safeguarding is...