Nursery Manager Position

4 weeks ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Bright Horizons Full time

Nursery Director and Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Nursery Director and Manager to lead our Bright Horizons Cambridge nursery. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering outstanding care to all children in the setting, driving employee engagement, retention, and performance, and working in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure the nursery is fully recruited.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the nursery team to deliver high-quality care and education to children
  • Drive employee engagement, retention, and performance through inspirational leadership
  • Work in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure the nursery is fully recruited
  • Role model and mentor the nursery team to ensure the highest quality early childhood practice and experience for all children
  • 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

Requirements

  • Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
  • Experience within an Early Years leadership role, ideally as a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, or similar
  • Experience of participating in a regulatory inspection, leading to a "Good" or "Outstanding" outcome
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
  • Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues, parents, and external partners

What We Offer

  • Above industry-standard salary, with annual salary reviews
  • £2,000 bonus when the team achieves Outstanding Ofsted (or 5/6 combined Care Inspectorate rating)
  • Discounted childcare of 100% for the first child
  • 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
  • Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes, and mental health support
  • Financial support through early access to wages, low-interest debt consolidation loans, and a wide variety of discounts across high street brands, travel, utilities, and days out
  • Development programme access for every stage of your career, tailored to your individual journey, with opportunities across our network of nurseries
  • Access to our Future Leaders programme, preparing you to step into a Room Leader position
  • Employee Appreciation throughout the year, including our annual Awards of Excellence gala's
  • Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Why Bright Horizons?

We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork). If your values align, you'd be a great fit to join one of our 300 nurseries across the UK. We've also been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006 - as well as achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.

Did you know, Bright Horizons Foundation for Children charity has been established since 2005, supporting the lives of thousands of children and families in crisis, across almost 100 locations? Each Bright Horizons colleague is entitled to a paid volunteer day every year.

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