Nursery Manager
Fountain Montessori - Nurturing the Spirit of the Child for a Peaceful World
At Fountain Montessori, Love is the greatest!

We Are Calm, Patient, Encouraging, Kind, Loving And Nurturing Childcare Facility.
A great attitude is what builds the team and creates stability. Being honest, truthful, and working through issues and celebrating others is what we do. We maintain peaceful and cooperative discussions with all team members.

Have fun, laugh, don’t take yourself seriously, make the children laugh, laugh together with your team, create a positive atmosphere of encouragement. We support our team and protect our positivity.

Join our growing Team! :)

We are looking for a Manager that would be responsible for deputy manager, room leaders and key persons, administrator and kitchen staff

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide safe, high quality education and care for early years children.
Fulfill legal and statutory requirements.
Lead and manage staff on a day-to-day basis.
Maintain the Montessori philosophy and ethos in all aspects of running the nursery.
Contribute to and to implement early years policies.
Ensure that all statutory, legal and setting obligations are followed and met.

Requirements:

1. At least two years’ proven experience of working in an early years care and education setting or at least two years’ other suitable experience.
2. Level 5 early years education and childcare qualification or Montessori equivalent, and a commitment to obtaining further training and professional development.
3. Level 4/5 early years management qualification
4. Ability to prepare the setting for inspections to achieve and maintain at least a good-outstanding Ofsted rating.
5. Ability to ensure the Montessori philosophy is maintained and upheld by all staff through regular training, reflection and supervision.
6. Sound understanding of child development, and of children’s needs.
7. Ability to plan and implement a pre-school curriculum, taking into account the SEN Code of Practice, child protection procedures and equal opportunities considerations.
8. Demonstrable and detailed knowledge of current legislation relevant to the early years.
9. Understanding of the Prevent Duty in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, as it relates to early years settings.
10. Ability to comply with the requirements placed on the setting by the EYFS and MEAB board.
11. Ability to work with parents and families to encourage their involvement.
12. Ability to effectively market the setting to maximise occupancy levels and fee income.
13. Ability to effectively lead and manage a team of adults, including conducting performance management processes e.g. induction, supervision meetings, appraisals and setting objectives.
14. Demonstrate a commitment to continuously promoting a culture of safeguarding.
15. Commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of equality and diversity issues.
16. Ability to write clear reports.

PREFFERED:
1. Childcare degree, Early years professional status and Montessori Diploma.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them

Job Type: Full-time

Ability to commute/relocate: Colindale

Annual Salary: 35,000 - 40,000