Deputy Manager

The Role

As a Deputy Manager you will be working with the Nursery Manager and the Nursery Directors to provide outstanding care and education, whilst you can expect to be nurtured, trained, and supported every step of the way.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

? Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver the highest care and education standards and support and carryout supervision meetings, providing support to team members so that they understand Policies and Procedures, child development, EYFS and Canopy’s curriculum and regulatory standards.

? Lead and support the Canopy curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach to operating all aspects of the nursery and ensure the observation and planning process meets the needs of all children in line with the Quality Assurance Framework.

? Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication with all stakeholders of the nursery and wider Canopy community including parent’s professionals and colleagues.

? Support and manage health and safety policies and procedures and continuously demonstrate, monitor, and improve the practices and behaviours that underpin a high performing safety culture

? To be the lead Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery and hold overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of safeguarding and child protection policies in the nursery when the designated DSL.

? To lead by example and drive the culture of Safeguarding Children and promoting professional staff behaviour.

? In collaboration with Nursery Manager and Directors contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and additional requirements for personal development plans including coaching and mentoring for all staff.

? Working as part of a larger team to ensure all essential day to day tasks are completed in line with the nursery demands i.e., Hygiene standards and room preparation.

? Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers to support the retention and ongoing occupancy growth.

? Ensuring success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure inline FTEs and budget KPIs and ensuring purchasing is made in line with the procurement guidelines.

? Engage with the Local Authority and understand the local offer to support the practice in all areas of the nursery.

? Continuation of personal professional development to ensure during periods of full responsibility of the nursery knowledge and skills are up to date, full, and relevant to the role of the designated person in charge and responsible for leading the setting.

? Attendance at staff meetings and training sessions to ensure continuous professional development.

? Assist the Nursery Directors in ad hoc tasks that may need support e.g. funding submissions to the local council.

Responsible for:

? Providing strong and clear line management for a Nursery team including mentoring of the team including the third in charge role, room leaders and colleagues.

? Plan and demonstrate a clear understanding of efficient staff deployment, matching staff hours to FTE bookings, and managing the rostering in line with regulatory standards.

? Ensure strong and effective performance management and monitoring processes, with the ability to demonstrate impact and show improvements in performance.

? Leading a Health and Safety Culture where you ensure all team members recognise the part, they each play in ensuring robust procedures are followed for Policies and Procedures and the regulatory standards.

? Undertake regular supervision meetings with staff to plan and provide suitable professional development activities and opportunities for personal growth within a culture of self-driven development, to promote individual and team expertise in all aspects of the nursery.

? Take responsibility for own personal and professional development.

? Delivery of highest quality Early Childhood practice and experiences for all children in the setting, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability, promoting emotional wellbeing.

? Ensure children’s records and files are kept up to date and accurate on Famly and in line with regulatory bodies.

? Working with Nursery Manager and Directors to ensure safer recruitment policies and procedures are adhered to for all staff.

Essential Experience:

? Working in collaboration with colleagues and the Nursery Manager and/ or Nursery Directors in achieving positive working relationships through effective communication leadership and guidance and support of all members of the nursery team.

? A strong record of on-going training and/or professional qualifications since qualifying

? Proven experience of working in early years education settings with successful management leading to ‘Good or Outstanding’ regulatory inspection outcomes

? Strong decision-maker, with the proven ability to support change with the ability to follow guidelines and work with others to achieve success.