Deputy Nursery Manager term time

Position: Deputy Nursery Manager term time only
term time only KEY DUTIES To assist in ensuring that all children attending the nursery are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development In the absence of the manager to undertake the overall day-today management of the nursery, including after school club, breakfast club, holiday club, drop in services and any other supplementary services.

To assist the manager in ensuring that all legislation in relation to registration with regulatory bodies, special needs, child protection and Health and Safety is complied with and that company policies and procedures are adhered. To work as an effective deputy manager to deliver a high quality, education and care centred service that meet the needs of children and their families Support the manager to ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the outstanding requirements of OFSTED and the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Develop strong parent partnerships to ensure high quality of care and children and parent satisfaction. To support team across all our settings, activities, services, including after-school club, breakfast club, drop in centres, holiday club, fundraising events, parents evening and other activities. To actively promote and implement the nurserys vision, with a clear focus on childrens achievement. To redevelop regular activity plans to encourage childrens learning through play, by providing a stimulating and enabling environment, which enables all children to develop to their full potential.

To provide a welcoming and aesthetically pleasing environment which fully reflects, values and respects the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds of the children and families attending the setting or living within the local community. To take responsibility for the planning and preparation of all the rooms and the outside areas, using observation of children and evaluation of the provision to ensure all play areas fully enhance childrens learning and interests and are effectively risk assessed.

To have key worker for a group of children, as agreed by the Nursery Manager, ensuring that each child has access to a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum. To implement a high quality planned curriculum, in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage, to encourage, learning and understanding through play activities and to ensure a well-planned, safe and learning environment.

To carry out high quality written and photographic observations, planning and assessments using the EYFS development matters bandings, identifying next steps for childrens learning. Ensure childrens learning journals are kept up to date and regular reports are written to ensure effective communication with colleagues and parents. To work in partnership with internal and external professionals and agencies to ensure key information is shared to support the needs of the children and families within the setting.

To work in partnership with local schools and settings to share good quality information and ensure children experience smooth transitions. To undertake risk assessments on a daily basis and ensure relevant action is taken to minimise, reduce or remove risks to children. To clear and tidy the inside and outside play areas at the end of activities or the end of the day.

To maintain high professional standards to ensure childrens individual needs, dietary needs, and personal care is met at all times and information is shared fully. To share responsibility for preparing and serving snacks and light meals/breakfasts for children, adhering to hygiene regulations. To ensure telephone enquiries, correspondence and visitors are dealt with appropriately. Management Ensure that all children attending the nursery receive rich and stimulating experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development.

To support the staff to understand and implement the Early Years Learning Goals. Ensure full and concise record is kept and all achievements are recorded for all the children and all necessary targets are pin pointed, demonstrating how to profile children to encourage further development records. Ensure staff coached to document observations on each childs progress, identify achievements, opportunities for progression and development.

Support the managers across both nurseries to manage staff rota and have set lunch breaks for fairness and to ensure the nursery is not understaffed at any time. Ensure all the staff have set time allocated to update learning journals on a weekly bases. Support the manager to maintain a database of Bank staff to support the team during staff shortages.

To actively promote all childrens services and oversee marketing and outreach in the local community. Human Resource Support the nursery manager with staff issues such as performance, grievances, investigations, disciplinary matters, absence management, flexible working, sick leave, return to work interviews and…