Nursery Manager Up to £42k Kingston

Job Description

Do not apply for this job unless you are an inspired leader looking for a fantasitc company where your excellent leadership skills will be nurtured and supported so that you can enjoy a great career with us.We want people to run our Nurseries as if they are their own with passion for the care and education of the children and full support and mentoring of the team. We are a progresive company so we want you to grow with us!We are offering an opportunity for a Head of Nursery/Manager for our Nursery in Kingston-upon-Thames, joining our dedicated, passionate team. To apply you should have experience in working with children and leading in the Early Years Sector. You should also have a relevant degree (e.g in Early Education) or postgraduate (e.g. EYT or QTS).This package includesSalary up to £42kBenefits include...23 days holiday plus Public HolidaysFree Childcare/Some Flexible Working OpportunityCompany PensionWellness for Team ProgrammeFull training, mentoring and support package for your roleWe run two progressive Reggio Emilia Nursery Schools in Surrey for children aged 6 months to 5 years old. We are based in beautiful large Edwardian detached houses providing a home from home setting with bright airy rooms, natural and soft furnishings with wooden and natural educational resources, we are very lucky and fortunate to have large natural gardens for the children to play and enjoy their time in. We are a completely child-led play based learning environment.We are a private company which has been established since 2003 and we currently operate2 boutique children’s nursery schools and wish to expand within the year. All our nurseries have been newly renovated inside and out with a natural effect garden for children to grow and develop through the Reggio Emilia approach. We pride ourselves on providing a highly experienced and knowledgeable team for you to work alongside, where a sense of humour and love of learning for yourself and children goes a long way.Successful applicants will be very energetic and ambitious with excellent problem-solving skills. They will be prepared to work in an evolving, sometimes challenging environment to continue to develop their practice as a leader/practitioner. Applicants should understand the Reggio Emilia approach and strive to embed this approach within all aspects of their practice by offering wonderful learning experiences for our children in conjunction with their families and other team members.Each candidate has a clear training plan to enable them to further their career with usYou will lead your team using your existing skills, experience and passion for child-led learning. You will follow children’s interests and scaffold their learning in extraordinary and enabling environments for play-based learning.Youll love working with children, mentoring a team, and being creative at finding and inspiring ways to become an exceptional setting for all those who access it.When you join our wonderful team, we will provide you with friendly support from our fellow Managers and Leaders as well as our Head Office Team. We want our Heads of Nurseries and Deputy Head Of Nurseries to be inspiring leaders rather than your important time taken doing administrative and operational paperwork for the majority of your day, our Head Office team offer strong support by managing your HR, recruitment, invoicing, parent enquiries and as much paperwork as we can take off your shoulders. Your job is to passionately lead and inspire your team to continue to offer children awe inspiring daily experiences.Our opening hours are 7.45 am to 6.15 pm Monday to Friday and we are open 51 weeks of the year, closed on Bank Holidays and a week over Christmas. Required skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Nursery

Outstanding Communicator

Keyskills :
Leadership Menting Nursery Outstanding Communicat