Deputy Manager (Full time) Pittville Circus Day Nursery

Berkhampstead Day Nursery is looking for an exceptional Deputy Manager to help manage a Nursery for children aged 3 months to 5 years, at our Pittville Circus Day Nursery.

Our Day Nurseries are split across 5 bright and versatile rooms. We follow the Curiosity Approach and encourage the children to grow, thrive and learn using natural open-ended resources. Our "In the moment planning" system, ensures that we continually provide exciting, engaging and challenging learning opportunities for each individual child.

Berkhampstead Day Nurseries reflects the values of the School: all children in our community are loved, nurtured and treated with the utmost care. This caring extends to the staff too.

Berkhampstead Day Nurseries acknowledges that working in Early Years can be a demanding job, but we have little doubt that is an extremely rewarding one. Our staff work hard, and we ensure that their dedication is valued and rewarded.

If you are passionate about providing superb care, a stimulating education for young children and would like to join our friendly team, we can offer the following incentives:

* Close links to Berkhampstead School
* An outstanding working environment with fantastic facilities, including a lovely garden, nature garden, sensory room and library.
* Competitive rates of pay
* 66% staff discount on Nursery fee’s
* A generous company pension, income protection, life insurance 
* Holiday incentive scheme rewards long service
* Training and advancement opportunities
* A complimentary, home cooked lunch
* We enjoy a culture of warmth and friendship with regular team social events

A minimum Level 3 childcare qualification is essential for this role. 2 years’ experience in a childcare setting and in a leadership, position would be an advantage.

Additional Information:

Hours of Work: 8.00am to 6.00pm worked over 4 days per week (part-time considered)

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the role and the job holder may be directed to undertake other such tasks or duties, which may be reasonably given to him/her from time to time. It may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post holder.

The Day Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include: Being alert to issues of safeguarding children and child protection; promote the welfare and safety of pupils and report any child safety/protection concerns to the DSL immediately, adhering to safeguarding policies, procedures and practices.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."

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