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Nursery Manager - Maternity

Bronte School, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-6026-55S
  • Posted:01/05/2020
  • Pay:Bronte Nursery Pay Scale
  • Start Date:July 2020
  • App Close Date:29/05/2020 at 16:00
  • Interviews:To be arranged

Advert

Nursery Manager (Maternity cover) – Full Time

Bronte Nursery

Required from July 2020

Salary:                            £27,000 - £32,000 depending on experience 

Reports to:                 Bronte Nursery Director

The Nursery Manager will be absent from July 2020 on maternity leave. A well-qualified, experienced person is now sought to cover this central role.

Key Roles

  1. (Overarching role) To steer and manage Nursery life, sustaining its ethos, and promoting a warm, happy environment for the children. To uphold staff pride and professionalism in all areas.
  2. To manage Nursery childcare operations: working through and with room leaders, to ensure effective and professional childcare and educational routines and standards
  3. As DSL, to monitor and uphold all safeguarding procedures
  4. To lead the staff team, promoting high standards and upholding morale.
  5. To be closely involved with marketing and admissions
  6. To provide high quality communication and support for parents.
  7. To oversee Nursery office and administration.

Personal Specification

Technical Skill Requirements:

  • Level 3 qualified, or bachelor’s degree in Early Years Provision
  • Full knowledge of the EYFS Statutory Framework, KCSIE and related safeguarding regulations and other regulatory requirements applicable for early years childcare, including health and safety requirements
  • experience of a management role in an Early Years setting
  • IT literacy in programmes such as MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint

 Personal Qualities requirements:

  • commitment and passion for children, their happiness, growth and development
  • positive attitude and a good role model for staff
  • ability to maintain a welcoming, calm manner
  • good administrative skills and methodical approach; effective oral and written communicator
  • adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to plan and prioritise own work.

Applications

Applications should comprise of a completed Nursery application form and a covering letter, which should briefly summarise the candidate’s background and reasons for applying. Applications may be sent as a hard copy or in electronic form to Miss Susan Allison by post or email susan.allison@bronteschool.co.uk . Closing date for applications Friday 29th May 2020.

Bronte Nursery, 21 Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent DA11 8QW; 01474 355106 (t); www.brontenursery.co.uk

Bronte School and Nursery Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. The School and the Nursery are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate for this post will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

 

 

Information about the school

Bronte School is an independent ISI accredited co-educational preparatory school for children aged 3 to 11, located in the center of Gravesend.

The school seeks to provide high quality education, within a balanced curriculum, which nurtures development and provides the challenges needed for growth. The twin pillars of being a family school and of upholding excellence in academic life underpin the school’s ethos.

At the heart of our school is a vibrant curriculum supported by a dedicated management team that focuses on the growth of every child. We believe that true education requires both depth and variety; that’s why creative arts, sports, and humanities sit proudly alongside rigorous study in English, mathematics, and science.

The school has a Christian character and tradition, and welcomes families and staff from any background, ethnicity or religion. All within the school community are encouraged to strive to treat others as they would wish to be treated themselves.

A fundamental part of Bronte’s mission is to prepare children for their first-choice senior schools, which we have seen tremendous success in. Many of Bronte's children go to highly selective grammar schools or onto leading independent schools often with scholarships.

Bronte is a small school, of around 160 pupils, in a single class entry, with maximum class sizes of 20 pupils. The teachers are dedicated, professional and caring, and they get to know the children very well. This is a central part of the school’s family atmosphere. Pastoral care is strong, and is seen as fundamental to the children’s success, happiness and sense of self-fulfillment.

The key factor in the successful candidate is that he or she can inspire and develop the children’s best endeavors and can promote and build their education in its fullest sense.

Bronte is a privately owned school under the governance of Proprietor Fenella Clements. Alongside Headmistress Emma Wood and a dedicated Advisory Board, the leadership team ensures the highest standards of school oversight and support.

Job Contact Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.