Senior Early Years Manager

4 weeks ago


Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom Bright Horizons Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Early Years Manager to join our team at Bright Horizons Teddies Woking Day Nursery and Preschool.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care.
  • 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.
  • Contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and supporting professional development plans 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 with FTEs and budget KPIs.

Requirements

  • 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.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We look forward to receiving your application.



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