Looking for a Motivated Nursery Manager in Shinfield, Reading

Looking for a Motivated Nursery Manager in Shinfield Reading !

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 a year (dependent on experience)

Job type : Full-time

“ I like to eat, eat, eat, - apples and bananas!”

If you are around children, this song is part of your day to day and also, who doesn’t like apples and bananas?!

It’s songs like this that bring immense joy and imagination to children during their developing years. What children are exposed to in their environment, along with the adults that guide them through their young developing years is crucial for happy children that in time, become happy adults.

We want you to join us on this exciting adventure as our future amazing Manager at Happy Trails Play Nursery.

We are a new setting with a drive to positively disrupt an archaic model by bringing a fresh approach to the current Nursery sector. We want to take the good and make it better because we believe that you can never compromise when it comes to the happiness, safety, and development of our children. You will get to inspire and be apart of this very unique experience by contributing your ideas in various aspects of our business. Our curriculum will have a focus on food education for children specifically superfoods. Children will be on a fantastic discovery of expanding their perspective and palette of food. Our motto is healthy food, active bodies, growing minds, make happy children!

This gives you an opportunity to implement your experience and knowledge

to ensure a dynamic guiding path to their early years development. You also will have the liberty to have a real voice and together we will work to come up with a universal vision and culture for what will become the Happy Trails Play Nursery.

Listed below are some of the criteria that we would like to set as the base standard to build upon :

* Educated! A minimum Level 3 Childcare Qualifications.

* Experienced! 5 years minimum leadership/managerial experience preferably in an Outstanding rated Nursery. You will have a broad understanding of how to implement your knowledge of EYFS framework and deliver the highest quality development experience to the children. Knowledge of OFSTED standards and experience of inspections.

*Accountability! A thorough knowledge of Safeguarding, and the ability to execute these policies quickly on a day to day basis. This is extremely important to us and it should be for yourself as well. You must ensure all policies are diligently understood by your team and followed effectively and efficiently always.

* Team Oriented! Ability to Lead and Inspire a Team along with the ability to work well together and support career growth for your Team and yourself.

* Visionary! Partner with us to recruit and attract qualified new team members.

* Passionate! Deliver clear communication along with leading tours and establish a warm welcome to new families. You will be a support group to these new families and assist them in developing their child's learning skills along with transitions to the next phases of their development.

* Dedicated! Have a personable approach to engaging with parents for all their curriculum and child development experience.

* Go Getter! Respond diligently and calmly to unexpected circumstances and emergencies by focussing on maintaining a solution oriented mindset.

* Creative! Enjoys a vast amount of imagination, pretend play, and laughing. You will be someone very special to many children and impact their lives in a meaningful way.

Benefits

You matter to us and we are dedicated to supporting your role and your own career goals. It is imperative that you have a sense of achievement and are happy. Listed below are some of our base benefits with additional benefits to come as you pursue your career with us and share the same passion in childcare that we have.

* £40,000 - £45,000 salary per annum dependent on experience

* 30 days paid holiday

* A paid spa day on your birthday!

*Free superfood meals by our specially trained Chef including fresh juices and smoothies.

* 25% discount on your monthly childcare fees based on availability

* Continuous support, training and career development.

If you think you would enjoy working at Happy Trails Play and have the skillset to succeed in the role for the long term then we would love to hear from you and have the best day ever!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Language training provided
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Flexible Language Requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

School type:

• Day nursery

Ability to commute/relocate:

• RG29DY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Happy Trails Play are committed to safeguarding those in our care. Applicants for all employment with us will have to undergo strict vetting procedures before appointment. These pre-employment checks include but not limited to:

- Enhanced DBS checks
- Qualification checks
- Reference checks
- Identity Checks
- Training received
- Certification's awarded

Experience:

• Childcare (required)
• Nursery (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 25/05/2023
Reference ID: Nursery Manager 40-45K
Expected start date: 01/08/2023