Nursery Deputy Manager

Job Purpose

• To act as the Deputy Safeguarding Lead, completing training if required
• Manage a safe learning environment
• To work under the direction of the Manager and deputise for them as and when required
• Be committed to keeping the children safe and always behaving professionally
• Create a supportive, happy culture and behaviour management strategy that enables children to achieve their potential
• To support the Family centered ethos, we have created
• Be a Key Worker, committed to creating trusting and open relationships with parents/carers and children
• Operate in a Key Worker role, observing, assessing and identifying next steps for the children in your care
• Ensure that other staff in the setting are completing required assessments, currently via Tapestry and School Ready, monitoring to ensure each child is being observed weekly
• Work with the manager on the Two Year Old Progress checks – completing or delegating as appropriate
• Ensure all children have an accurate picture of their progress on Tapestry, supporting Key Workers where necessary
• Take part in supervision, preparing specific questions regarding children’s progress
• Contribute to the planning and monitoring of the EYFS curriculum to ensure suitable opportunities are provided for the learners in all areas of the curriculum
• Offer a variety of experiences and activities to ensure that the diverse needs of learners are met
• Work with colleagues to assess and report on the development and progress of learners
• Collaborate with colleagues, parents/carers, professionals and the wider community to ensure the best experiences for the children
• Set challenges and activities for pupils absent from nursery if requested
• Ensure the learning environment and the wider nursery is clean and well managed
• Put resources away after use, ensuring they are stored appropriately
• Have good timekeeping and organization
• Support the staff team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
• To ensure the staffing levels and the balance of competence of staff in the nursery, directing staff where necessary
• To oversee the administration of prescribed medication.
• Be approachable, friendly and able to always communicate effectively
• Respect the confidentiality of sensitive family and nursery information
• Have high standards of professional conduct, representing the nursery in the best possible light
• Follow direction from your line manager
• Direct other members of staff and ensure direction has been followed through
• To maintain an awareness of what is happening across the whole nursery
• To ensure interactions with and communications are always professional
• Maintain staff awareness of the fire evacuation procedures in accordance with the code of practice
• Actively identify and contribute to cleaning, food preparation and washing duties ensuring morning and evening checklists are complete as required

• To be confident in your experience and ethos
• To assist with staff and student development and training
• To support the effective interview and selection process as required
• To fully support the induction of new team members and students
• Support the appropriate supervision meetings/processes in conjunction with the Manager