Preschool DEPUTY Manager

Job Description

DEPUTY MANAGER | 40 HRS PER WEEK | TERM TIME ONLY | UP TO £10.05 PER HOURDECEMBER 2021 START DATEJob Purpose: To provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the setting and to maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment. To take responsibility for planning and delivering an early years foundationstage curriculum. To be responsible for the curriculum planning and management of the provision, including staffing levels, in the absence of the Pre-school Manager.Safeguarding requirement:Yalding (Twyford) Preschool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a cultureof safeguarding across the whole organisation.Duties and Responsibilities:To manage the setting and undertake all the necessary duties in the absence of the Pre-school ManagerTo support the Pre-school Manager, to ensure that the setting operates in an effective and efficient financial manner within its set budget.To support the Pre-school Manager with the planning, delivery and monitoring of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS).To ensure that the setting is actively engaged in continuous quality improvement through (and beyond) participation in Excellence Through Reflection and ensure that identified improvements are implemented.To support the Pre-school Manager with appropriately marketing the setting in the local community and undertaking action to ensure that occupancy targets are met and maximised.To support the Pre-school Manager, managing the staff on a day to day basis as directed by the Childcare manager, ensuring quality at all times.To support the Pre-school Manager, to ensure that supervisions and appraisal meetings within the Childcare setting are being undertaken for staff, in accordance with the Alliances supervision procedures ensuring that SMART targets are being set and monitored.To support and offer guidance to volunteers, students on placements, work experience, apprentices and agency practitioners in the room.To supervise the children and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations. To provide a high level of care that will enhance the childrens general health and well-being.To adhere to the Alliances safeguarding policy and procedures to promote the welfare and safety of children within the setting and to report any welfare or child protection concerns immediately to the Childcare Manager. To act as the designated person forsafeguarding in the pre-school managers absence.To promote equality of opportunity and foster an inclusive culture and environment.To promote equal opportunities ensuring individual childrens needs and circumstances are known and met through the care and education provided.To be fully aware of the Charitys operational policies and procedures and ensure policies and procedures are followed, implemented, monitored, reviewed by all staff this includes ensuring that all accidents and incidents are recorded as outlined in thepolicies and procedures.To support the Pre-school Manager is preparing and submitting half termly Key Performance Indicators, as required.To act as a key person to a group of children and ensure their needs are reflected in the routines and curriculum of the setting.To recognise and act upon childrens additional or special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively. To contribute to Common Assessment Framework intervention and support.To liaise and work in partnership with other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, where appropriate.To keep informative, accurate and up-to-date records, including records of progress and any behavioural or developmental concerns.To arrange and attend parent/carer meetings to allow two-way discussion of their childrens progress.To support the preparation of snacks, ensuring that ALL childrens dietary, allergy and cultural needs are met. In line with the Ten Steps ethos.To contribute to and attend his/her supervisions and staff appraisal.To contribute to and attend regular team meetings.To liaise and work in partnership with other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, as needed. To liaise regularly with parents/carers about their childrens needs, interests and progress undertaking the role of key person or back up key person to a groupof children.To work with Pre-school Manager, liaising with other rooms or local schools to support the children in the smooth transition from one room to the next or to school, or sharing information with another practitioner, sharing care.To attend any conferences, training events or meetings identified by the Pre-school Manager and to keep up to date with current good practice.To adhere to the Alliances policy and procedure on confidentiality.To perform any other duties as deemed necessary by the line manager or Pre-school Manager.This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will also be required to carry out any other duties which may reasonably be required of you in accordance with the needs of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. You are also required to be flexibleand adaptable with respect to your role.A minimum Level 3 early years education and childcare qualification (e.g. Pre-school Learning Alliance Diploma in Pre-school Practice, NVQ 3, or equivalent) as seen as full and relevant by the DFE, and a commitment to obtaining further qualifications as appropriate.

Keyskills :
ChildcareSafeguardingPreschool