Daycare Manager

An exiting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to lead our Nursery and Daycare setting into the future.

The Daycare Manager will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for the Federation's Daycare provision. Working in close partnership with the Head of EYFS, who provides strategic curriculum leadership across the Federation, the postholder will be responsible for the overall management, quality, sustainability and regulatory compliance of the setting. Together, the Daycare Manager and Head of EYFS will ensure that children experience a high-quality, inclusive and seamless Early Years journey across Low Road and Windmill Music Federation.

You will have -

The ability to provide high quality support for children’s learning and development within an inclusive environment, as they progress through the Early Years Foundation Stage

The ability to effectively lead a staff group setting long term goals and clear plans ensuring that staff understand their roles and responsibilities, monitor and evaluate their progress

Strong business and administrative skills, including budgeting, rotas, and marketing

The ability to prioritise and organise work under pressure and to meet competing demands

The ability to prepare written reports and plans to the Governing Body, Senior Management Team and relevant inspection services

The ability to collect and analyse data using a range of systems including ICT

The ability to take responsibility for the quality of work acknowledging mistakes, find solutions and learning from the experience demonstrating interpersonal skills diplomacy and maturity of judgement

The ability to understand the range of factors which creates stress for children and their families, and promote practice that is responsive to the local community ensuring that children are safeguarded and their welfare needs are met

The bility to provide training opportunities for staff and pursue their own training needs

The bility to provide and disseminate excellent standards of professional early education and child care making links between policies and practices

The bility to work in responsive partnership with parents and carers which will promote a sensitive approach that meets the needs of all children and families

The bility to initiate, manage, and motivate staff, through change and challenges

Minimum 2 years in a managerial role in a nursery/daycare setting

Professional employment in work with young children, families, and communities

Experience of issues relating to child protection

Experience of managing and leading teams/individual staff

Experience of working in partnership with other agencies

Experience of working in close partnership with carers and parents

Experience of preparing and presenting reports

Experience of leading staff training and development