Nursery Manager
Biggleswade Academy
Central Bedfordshire
- £23,484 - £26,446 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Level 4D (dependant on experience and/or qualification of the successful candidate)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2022
- Apply by:
- 10 July 2022
Job overview
EARLY YEARS Nursery Manager
We are seeking a Nursery Manager for the Lawns Nursery.
The role of the Nursery Manager is to ensure all children attending The Lawns Nursery receive high quality care, are kept safe and are provided with planned and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs and support all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the day to day running of the Nursery, ensuring that all children are supported in a safe stimulating environment and all staff are motivated to fulfil their role to the highest standard.
You will be comfortable communicating with parents, children and staff to guide and support with the aim of fulfilling our mission to provide the best possible child care.
You will have a high degree of integrity and initiative in managing your own performance and self-evaluation.
You must be passionate about providing excellent standards of child care and should be confident, proactive, hard working with excellent communication and organisational skills, while being dedicated to provide a high level of care and support in delivering the EYFS for all children from birth to 4 years.
We have 3 early years’ settings at the Academy. The Lawns Nursery and our preschool look after children from their 2nd birthday. Children move from the pre-school or nursery settings to Blossom on the turn of their 4th birthday. All of our settings promote independence in children. Blossom prepares them for Reception class, they still have a play focussed environment following the EYFS, but dine in the main hall and take part in physical education lessons.
Please see attached job description for further details of the role.
Hours - 37.5 hours per week, 40 weeks of the year (term time plus 5 inset days and 5 additional days)
Salary - Level 4D (dependent on experience and/or qualification of the successful candidate)
Closing Date - Sunday 10th July
Interviews - Wednesday 13th July
Biggleswade Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS (Disclosure Barring Service).
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
Attached documents
About Biggleswade Academy
Biggleswade Academy is situated on the south side of Biggleswade, an expanding market town in the extreme east of Bedfordshire. The A1 road and a main line train service are convenient and effective links for the town. Bedford and Cambridge are about thirty minutes drive away and Milton Keynes and Peterborough less than an hour.
Biggleswade Academy is a popular, academy, fed by popular Lower Schools within Biggleswade, as well as attracting some students from nearby villages. Our students transfer to Stratton Upper School and other upper schools nearby.
The Academy has a strong Senior Leadership Team and supportive middle management. Alongside the teaching team the Academy has support staff including Cover Supervisors, Learning Support Assistants, specialist Teaching Assistants and Technicians, a Library Co-ordinator and ICT Manager along with a very supportive and professional group of administration and premises staff.
Biggleswade Academy is part of LIFE Academies Trust. The trust team provide support to the Academy in the form of Human Resources, Finance, Facilities Management and Governance Advice
The balanced curriculum provides for the full range of abilities within the school. There is also a wide range of extra curricular activities. These include musical activities, sporting events and field trips.
Buildings and Facilities
The Academy is situated in various separate buildings across 4 sites. The best way to get a feel for the school is to come and have a tour. If none of the Leadership team are available a year 8 monitor will deliver the tour and answer questions – see the academy as they see it!
The main site is in Mead End, this is connected to our London Road (preschool) and Kitelands Road (Reception, Years 1 & 2) sites by a large playing field.
2017 saw the opening of a new building for years 3 & 4. This building is at the Mead End site. The pupils have their own playground but they do get to mix with the older year groups at luch.
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