Assistant Manager - Epsom

Title: Assistant Nursery Manager

Reports to: Nursery Manager

Location: Nursery based

Role purpose

The Assistant Nursery Manager is responsible for supporting the Nursery Manager in managing and leading the setting to ensure that high quality childcare is provided to all. This role profile is not exhaustive and the Assistant Nursery Manager is expected to fulfil any duty as required for the effective running of the setting.

Key Accountability's

Early Years Act as a role model for the Early Years, ensuring that the EYFS is implemented and followed in every aspect of nursery life to an exemplary standard.

Ensure compliance with registration and legislative requirements, including any requirements outlined by Ofsted.

Proactively engage with the children in the setting, taking an active role in their care, learning and development while at the nursery and supporting staff in all aspects of their role.

Ensure that all nursery initiatives are fully embedded into the nursery and participate in working groups across the company.

Adhere to safeguarding requirements.

Support in rooms as required to ensure compliance with the EYFS and meet the needs of the nursery.

Take responsibility for quality and audits across the setting.

People Full involvement in the recruitment and retention of staff.

Observing best practice and legislative requirements in all areas of employment and equality legislation.

Ensure staff inductions are carried out thoroughly and effectively, with regular review meetings.

Manage employment relations issues such as probation reviews, flexible working, grievances, attendance management and disciplinary issues.

Adhere to the Company's performance management cycle, ensuring that supervisions and appraisals are used effectively.

Proactively train and develop the staff team in line with their individual needs and the needs of the nursery.

Maintain accurate and compliant personnel files.

Manage requests for time off in line with nursery requirements.

Motivate and lead the staff team to achieve high employee engagement levels and stable retention rates, exploring the reasons for any leavers and addressing any underlying causes.

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