Deputy Nursery Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be a representative of the nursery, and SCFT always.

To work as part of a team, while directing the team, helping, and covering when necessary.

To maintain the standards of the nursery in conjunction with SCFT and Nursery policies and procedures.

To maintain the standards of the nursery with full regard to the Welfare Requirements as stated in the Early years foundation stage.

To ensure that Health and Safety is always observed on the nursery premises, hospital site.

To ensure, in conjunction with the Nursery Management team, and the Estates Department, the building requirements, and any maintenance works, are dealt with promptly to maintain safety.

General

To work with Quality Assurance Programmes, and to help the nursery gain accreditations, certificates.

To undertake certain domestic jobs within the Nursery.

Childcare

To work with all age groups in the nursery as required.

To oversee a curriculum of interesting and stimulating activities suitable to the age range of children attending the Nursery, in conjunction with Ofsted requirements in conjunction with the nursery staff in each childs individual Learning needs.

To ensure the inclusion of all children.

To have a good knowledge of child development, child legislation, Early Years Foundation stage, and to keep abreast of current trends in early years care.

Parents

To support and attend parents evenings and Parent Nursery Group meetings, when required

To liase with and support parent/carers and other family members, whilst their child attends nursery, to aid the childs learning and development.

Administrative duties

To record any accidents and incidents of the children, or staff, at any time (even outside Nursery hours) and report this information to the Nursery Management Team.

To ensure a risk assessment form is completed for activities undertaken by staff, children, visitors, volunteers etc within the nursery and a risk assessment form made available.

In the absence of the Nursery Manager, report to the Management team of any staff absences.

In the absence of the Nursery Manager report to the Management team and SCFT infection and Prevention team of any staff or child reportable sickness.

To support the Nursery Manager in maintaining, and overseeing, the Nursery Planning and keeping up to date in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

Education and training

To undertake training as required and to become involved in special projects as appropriate.

To support the development of the nursery teams

Finance

The post holder will be required to handle cash and cheques in respect of payments for fees and fundraising. This is in co-ordinated in line with the trusts statuary financial instruction procedures.

Staff management

To ensure, by example and supervision that a high standard of childcare is maintained.

In Nursery Managers absence ensure staffing cover nursery ratios are safe, and in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage always.

To promote good staff relations, support, maintain an efficient working team and effective communication.

To support Nursery Manager to provide regular supervisions and appraisals for staff.

In the Nursery Managers absence, organise and supervise nursery staff, to think creatively and flexibly in the deployment of staff and resources.

To attend staff meetings inside and outside working hours and help write the agenda.

To support Trainee Nursery Nurses during training.

To liaise with colleges and schools regarding Students and other unqualified workers. Assist helping them to achieve the learning intentions of their courses and liaise with college tutors where necessary.

Identify and meet own and others training needs.

To support the Management Team in completing nursery inductions with all new staff, visitors and students. Including policies and procedures, health and safety, routines etc.

To work in the absence of the nursery Managers in each nursery and manage the nursery.

Other duties

To undertake such other duties appropriate to the scope and grading of their post and/or as designated by the Nursery Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• N.N.E.B. / BTEC Diploma in Childcare and Education/ or Level 3 equivalent
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Safeguarding training Level 3
• First Aid

Desirable

• SENCO code of practice

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of one year in a Leadership role
• Experience of children ages 0 - 5 years

Desirable

• Evidence of work experience in a similar role in childcare for minimum of 2 years

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to organise a team of staff, delegation.
• Ability to promote the all-round development of children.
• Awareness of Safeguarding children processes.procedures and referrals.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brighton general hospital

Brighton

BN23EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)