Nursery Manager
- N Family Club
- Full Time
- Guildford
- £37,000 - £58,000 / year
Job Description
- Unleash your potential in 2024: Discover N Family Club's industry-leading salaries, benefits, and career development pathways! -
Join the highest-quality nursery group in the UK!
We're N Family. Inspired by futures. Focused on achieving every goal. Empowered by people who dream. No matter how big or small your dream is. We're here for dreams of all sizes.
We began with a dream. To be the highest quality, and most loved, early years education group in the UK. We imagined a future of early years education that was different. Where a focused, curriculum-led approach would inspire big dreamers and big career movers. Where children are prepared for this ever-changing, modern world and where people come to life when they come to work!
From industry leading salaries and a refreshed approach to flexibility for better work-life balance, to around the world trips and lifelong learning through the N Academy. Our benefits are there to support every dream at every stage of life.
Crafting Dreams as a Nursery Manager
As a Nursery Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of the nursery operations and compliance, leading with exceptional people, commercial and educational standards. This is a role where your knowledge of children's education, commercial acumen, customer service and people development combine to create an environment of safety, learning and fun.
It takes a special person to be an Outstanding manager. That is why we have built the leading Manager's package in the sector.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our brand new 73-place N Guildford nursery, which will be opening in Summer 2025! Please note, the ideal start date for this position will be March 2025.
Uncover the N advantage through our industry leading salary and benefits...
- Earn between £37,000 - £58,000, rewarding your hard work and dedication
- A performance related bonus of up to 25% of base salary, plus £1,000 for Ofsted 'Outstanding'
- Revel in up to 35 days of holiday (including 3 days between Christmas/ New Year and a 'Me' day off of your choice!) plus opportunity to purchase up to 5 days leave per year
- Indulge in complimentary daily lunch and drinks
- The N Partnership Access a personal development fund of £100 per year
- Funding and paid time off for Level 3/EYTT/ EY Degrees/Forest School/Leadership and other training and professional development through our N Academy
- N Coaching & Mentoring programmes
- Clifton Strength Assessments
- Leadership events
- Annual leadership Mountains ski trip
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave pay after 2 years of continuous service, plus neonatal leave, fostering leave and carer's leave
- Childcare discount of 40%
- Emergency childcare: 6 back-up childcare days in any of our nurseries
- Team discounts for groceries, retailers, days out and more with the Each Person's app
- Gym membership discounts with My Gym Discounts
- Take control of your finances, manage expenses, and plan for your goals with the Wagestream app!
There's more...
- Annual leave increasing with length of service
- Round the world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years service Outside of this world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 10 years services
- Refer a friend bonus of £1,000 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex employees
- Amazing wellbeing benefits including wellbeing weeks, Headspace premium membership, free counselling, hardship fund
- Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme
- Salary exchange scheme (pension/nursery fees)
- Winter party & Summer BBQ
Apply now and shape your tomorrow!
If you hold a relevant Early Years qualification (level 3 or above), then seize the opportunity to be part of a revolutionary era at N Family Club. Click to apply and unlock the extraordinary benefits that await you in 2024. Your dream career starts with us!
If you want to read more about N, our benefits and work culture, visit our Careers website or our Glassdoor Page.
Unlock Dreams with N Family Club - We're For Dreams Of All Sizes!
Key Responsibilities
- Create, and ensure there is, a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone plays as a team and can achieve their full potential, promoting the N Family Club culture and values
- To be the Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery and hold overall responsibility for the day to day management of safeguarding and child protection policies.
- Own the operational management of your nursery ensuring all N policies and procedures are followed, alongside compliance with EYFS statutory requirements, H&S legislation and Ofsted requirements.
- Be responsible for leading the team to deliver the highest quality education in line with the N Pedagogy and Curriculum, driving improvement through the nursery self evaluation plan. This will include completing actions set by the Education Advisor or identified through N100 audits and mock inspections.
- Take full accountability for recruitment, retention, staffing, succession planning and be a champion for N Academy signing posting teams to relevant learning. Actively engage with the local community and local team to support both attracting and retaining team members.
- Be a role model for exceptionally high standards, never cutting corners, thriving on feedback and leading on improvement plans to move forwards.
- Build and maintain brilliant relationships with parents, taking the time to learn customers names and build genuine relationships with them, making spaces feel warm and uplifting, constantly finding ways to go beyond and championing relevant initiatives e.g. pedagogical partner handovers
- Work with sales and marketing to drive occupancy levels, managing capacity to offer education to as many families that require this in the local area maximising all the space in the nursery.
- Risk assess the nursery through the day, every day, and take appropriate action; maintaining and critically assessing all policies, procedures and practice to continuously drive improvements, creating an open culture of behavioural safety.
- Commercial delivery of nursery performance, optimising revenue generation and cost efficiency in line with N Family targets to deliver and exceed nursery budgeted EBITDA
- Engage in the local community to build and establish local partnerships including strong connections with the local authority to ensure we meet all local requirements.
- Encourage the local team to engage in the local community to build and establish local partnerships including strong connections with the local authority to ensure we meet all local requirements.
- Role model N values whilst coaching, guiding, proactively and openly resolving problems, developing and succession planning your team
- Respect and value all team members, children and parents, encouraging a positive and diverse working environment
- Responsible for always adhering to the company's H&S policy: "Statement of Intent"
- Work a flexible work pattern within the nursery opening hours (7am-7pm), with the flexibility to attend out of hours meetings and events as required
About N Family Club
We began with a dream. To be the highest quality, and most loved, early years education group in the UK. We imagined a future of early years education that was different. Where a focused, curriculum-led approach would inspire big dreamers and big career movers. Where children are prepared for this ever-changing, modern world and where people come to life when they come to work!
At N, we have a commitment to safeguarding our children and thoughtfully prioritise the safety and well-being of everyone in our nurseries. As part of our commitment to ensuring a secure environment, we diligently adhere to the guidance provided by regulatory bodies. Our dedication to safer recruitment practices is underscored by our compliance with key legislation designed to protect vulnerable individuals.
By embracing these laws and legislation (DBS Code of Practice; DBS Referral Guidance; Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Regulated Activity), we uphold the highest standards of safety and accountability, fostering a nurturing environment where everyone can thrive.
Click here for more information on our commitments.
In line with Safer Recruitment and Keeping Everyone Safe, N Family Club will carry out online searches for all shortlisted candidates including a Google and Social Media search. Any information found from the online searches, may be discussed at the interview stage.
