Deputy Nursery Manager

Nursery:Children 1st @ Main Street,Main Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham,NG10 1GR Hours: Full Time, Monday to FridaySalary: From £14.40 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more. About our nursery: With 28 years of experience working with children of various ages across different settings, I’m proud to lead a long-serving, close-knit team. Together, we have created a very homely and welcoming environment where every child feels valued and supported. Our gardens are designed to cater to all ages, featuring flower beds, a vegetable patch, and a real shop area—offering hands-on learning experiences that inspire curiosity and creativity. Inside, our cosy nursery fosters a warm, home-like atmosphere, with special spaces where siblings and friends can see each other throughout the day. Who & What is Storal? It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Main Street. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community. About youYou are a Level 3 or above qualified, Senior Early Years Educator / Senior Practitioner / Senior Nursery Nurse / Room leader who is ready for their next step or, you may even be an experienced Deputy manager or similar who thrives on leading by example, and inspiring others to be the best that they can be. Either way, we'd love to hear from you. You love supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children, whilst also motivating your team to do the same. You have a natural, nurturing openness, along with a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards for young children in the UK. What you'll be doing Day to day as a Deputy Nursery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the nursery management team ensuring the setting has the right staff, culture, policies and resources to deliver the highest possible standards of childcare and early years education. You will offer solutions where you identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments for the children and their educators. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your care are achieved. You will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework, ensuring that all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You'll do this by leading, motivating and inspiring the educators, managing ratios through the staff rotas, attracting new hires and providing learning and developing opportunities to the team. You will also deputise for the Nursery Manager during their absence. What you'll need A full and relevant Early Years Education qualification Level 3 or above or equivalent Experience in a managerial role including nursery administration or similar A strong knowledge and understanding EYFS framework Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together and experienced in providing staff training and support Demonstrable leadership qualities (ideally within Early Years) Excellent communication skills with both children and adults Benefits at a glance For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more) Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund Our community - Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering. We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy. And much much more About usThis nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you. Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks. #INDMAN #J-18808-Ljbffr