Deputy Preschool Manager

You will be required to have a level 3 FULL and VALID Early Years Qualification

Hours: 9am- 4pm Monday to Friday Term Time Only.

The Treehouse Club is an award-winning Nursery group, priding ourselves on delivering high levels of education, concentrating on child and team wellbeing, and creating amazing adventures for children and team members.

We are looking for a passionate Deputy Preschool Manager who will enable environments for learning and enjoyment and inspire their team in our popular Ingrave setting.

You will be required to have a level 3 FULL and VALID Early Years Qualification

Hours: 9am- 4pm Monday to Friday Term Time Only.

• Free Lunch
• Free parking onsite
• Extra birthday day off on us!
• Pension Scheme
• Well being package including a video library of wellbeing tools
• Staff events including family friendly BBQ's and Award Nights

Ensure all room planning is achieving a high level of education for the children.

Ensure all the team are aware of safeguarding responsibilities.

Create strong parent relationships.

Delivering a range of exciting and enriching activities and experiences for the children.

Updating children's online learning journals with quality observations and routine checks.

Gaining a clear understanding of policies and procedures, statutory welfare requirements, and Ofsted expectations and requirements and ensuring these are maintained at all times.

Clear knowledge of procedures to be followed in case of emergency e.g. fire, lockdown, accident & incident procedures.

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the setting

Ensuring that the setting conforms to and exceeds the requirements of Ofsted.

Upholding and ensuring a high standard of care throughout the setting.

Implementing and maintaining the company’s Equality policy ensuring that children, parents, and the staff team are valued and practice is positive and non-discriminatory.

Monitoring any safeguarding issues following local authority procedures.

Support the Manager in the day to day running of the Preschool including (but not limited to) organising rotas, handling staff queries or issues, adapting staffing quickly to maintain appropriate ratios, other office tasks.

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and takes its statutory duties and responsibilities in this context very seriously. We expect everyone working in or on behalf of the setting to share our commitment.

We take pride in ensuring that our robust policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and implemented consistently, by everyone, as we strive to maintain a strong safeguarding working practices and culture. Annual safeguarding training is provided to all staff and is an integral part of the setting’s Continued Professional Development training. All staff, volunteers and main contractors undergo appropriate DBS checks prior to appointment.

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club applies safer recruitment policies to ensure that all of our staff are suitable to work with children and young people. We advise you in advance that two people will be involved in your recruitment process. Both people will partake in your interview and each person will individually review all applications and paperwork to ensure that you are suitable for the role.

Part of our safer recruitment procedure includes obtaining references for you. One of these references must be your latest employer. If you are unable to obtain a reference before the interview from your current employer then you must obtain references from the employer before that as well as one other reference.

References from former employers are…