• To lead the Deputy Manager, Third in Charge and Room Leaders to ensure the highest
standards of Early Years care and education across the setting
• To maintain an organised, safe and stimulating nursery environment
• To keep accurate records and ensure procedures are followed throughout the nursery
• To help build and maintain a reputation as the setting of choice in the area for both children
and employees
• To model and monitor best practice in accordance with regulatory guidelines
• To support and inspire your team across the nursery
• To oversee the induction of new team members, welcoming them into the Kindred family
Your responsibilities:
• Use a friendly approach with parents and carers, children, and colleagues
• Provide a safe, stimulating, and educational environment for the children to learn, play,
explore and develop
• Maintain a homely environment for all children, which is clean and organised
• Oversee the implementation of interesting and inspiring activities for children to learn
through play
• Have the responsibility to ensure that children’s interests and achievements are recorded
through observations or reports
• Communicate with parents/carers through our Satchel app, face to face meetings or in
writing
• Manage the nursery staff deployment to ensure it is always compliant with legal ratios
• Understand and implement the company Policies and Procedures, Pedagogy and core values
across the nursery
• Safeguarding is a shared responsibility to protect children, parents, and staff from harm
Leadership responsibilities:
• Oversee the day to day running and operations of the nursery
• Work closely with your team to create a shared vision of the setting
• Lead by example and model good practice
• Supervise, support, and allocate tasks and duties to your team
• Have regular supervision meetings with your team to discuss their strengths and areas for
improvement
• Conduct interviews for internal and external applicants
• Take lead with new starter inductions, mentoring of new staff and integrating them into the
Kindred family
• Respond to complaints and concerns that are raised to the management team
• Conduct nursery tours with confidence and a sound knowledge of the registration process,
selling all available spaces
• Complete administrative processes accurately and according to deadlines
• Ensure that we are compliant with statutory guidelines, company policies and procedures,
and risk assessments
• Work with the wider Kindred family to meet KPI’s, budgets and nursery specific targets
• Prepare for audits and inspections that will take place within the nursery
• Be a key holder for the nursery
Other responsibilities:
• Attend and actively deliver staff meetings and training, parent information sessions and
functions as appropriate; including marketing events and activities that may run during the
evening or at the weekend
• Participate in wider company activities and projects; training sessions and meetings that are
held at other locations including Head Office
Requirements:
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational ability and attention to detail
• Provide outstanding customer service
• Have good time management, meeting deadlines
• Experience of leading and managing a team
• Hold a full and relevant Early Years Level 3 Childcare Qualification or higher
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of the EYFS and OFSTED guidelines
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and all employees are required to act in a manner that
safeguards the health, safety and well-being of the children in our care at all times. Familiarisation
with, and adherence to, our safeguarding and health and safety policies and any associated guidance
is an essential requirement of all employees as is participation in related mandatory/statutory
training.
It is the obligation of each employee to seek guidance, without delay, where specific requirements,
terminology and/or clarification is required.
