Third in Charge

Nursery: Bright Horizons Timperley Day Nursery and Preschool

**Job Type**: Full time / Permanent / 40 hours flexible over 4/5 days

**Salary**: £24,897.00 - £32,607.12 (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

**The nursery offers a £500* Welcome Bonus **_**(T&C’s apply)**_

If you hold a full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification, are passionate about inspiring and leading a team to deliver outstanding care and education to children, and want to be part of a high performing nursery management team - our Third in Charge opportunity would be perfect for you.

Why Bright Horizons?**

We care for over 10,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries, 98% of which are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Our Bright Horizons Timperley is Ofsted rated “Good” and is situated in the village of Timperley, Altrincham.

The Nursery offers excellent public transport links - being within walking distance of the Navigation Road and Timperley tram stops on the Altrincham Line of the Manchester Metrolink. We are also just 20 minutes from Stockport.

What you’ll be doing;
- Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care
- When required, act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture
- In collaboration with the Nursery Manager, contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and supporting professional development plans, including coaching and mentoring for all colleagues.
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and/or carers, as well as other professionals, to meet the needs of each child
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe working environment
- Promote the nursery to both current parents, and potential customers, to support retention and ongoing occupancy growth
- Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure inline FTEs and budget KPIs
- Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery

What we can offer you;
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
- £24,897.00 - £32,607.12 (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
- 50% Childcare discount
- Career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
- Amazing discounts, ranging from childcare to high-street, to utility and days out
- Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks - with treats for all the team
- External helpline with professional counsellors - supporting your wellbeing 24 hours a day.
- Access to our extensive library of training and qualifications, to support your continuous development

What we’re looking for;
- Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
- Previous experience working within an Early Years setting (ideally as a Third in Charge, Room Leader, Room Senior, Early Years Educator or similar)
- Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others to enable staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
- Experience of food preparation and the completion of relevant training linked to food management
- Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
- Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults

INDRL

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,897.00-£32,607.12 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool

Work Location: One location