Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten
Outdoor Nursery Manager
Salary: Negotiable
Worcester, Worcestershire
Job description: Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten is looking for a part time permanent Manager for our outdoor nursery.
Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten has a great opportunity to work at an exciting nursery taking a unique approach to early years education. We are passionate about early childhood and providing high quality care and education to children from the ages of 2 to 5 years old. This is a truly unique opportunity for an experienced Early Years Manager to become a part of an innovative approach to early years education.
Key responsibilities:
- Main point of contact for parents.
- Management of 5 to 8 full time and part time staff..
- Ensure regulatory compliance
- Remain up-to-date with current developments in childcare and early years education recommendations, policies and legislation.
- Facilitate Ofsted inspections and to implement any recommendations.
- Staff recruitment.
- Reporting to Directors.
Who are we looking for?
This job is not just about experience and qualification but about a company. We genuinely care and want to find the right people to fit with our approach and ethos in early years education. Here are the key characteristics we are looking for:
- You will of course absolutely love working with children.
- You are able to step back and take a calm and considered approach, with a genuine interest in the work children do.
- You’re a team player.
- You have excellent communication skills.
- You understand the value of community and family, particularly when it comes to inspiring children.
- You love the outdoors and are happy to spend the majority of your time outdoors.
- Like us, you understand the importance of respect for the child, and that the child is the main focus.
You believe in our approach and ethos in early years education and take pride in being a part of this unique and wonderful nursery.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Min Level 3 childcare qualification
- Understanding of the EYFS.
- Experience of managing other nursery settings, including staff.
- An excellent communicator.
- Strong references from current / previous employers.
- Paediatric first aid training (preferably outdoors).
Along with the above, the following will be considered favourably:
- Forest School Association qualification.
- 5 to 10 years experience as a manager of a nursery with up to 25 children per day.
ABOUT US:
As Early Years Specialists we are passionate about offering children rich, natural environments where they can have fun, flourish and succeed. Our Nature Nurtures approach is inspired by the philosophies of Scandinavian and German Kindergartens and promotes the importance of outdoor experiences for young children, because through nature we are able to engage their senses, inspire curiosity, awe and wonder, and fuel creativity and imagination – essential ingredients for exploration, learning and development.
Based at Top Barn Farm, Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten is the first of its kind in Worcestershire. We offer places to children aged 2 to 5 years old.
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Think this job is perfect for you? We’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a short cover letter to [email protected]
Closing date for applications: Ongoing
