Deputy Nursery Manager

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You

We are looking for a Deputy Nursery Manager to who will be responsible for supporting the management of the day-to-day delivery and co-ordination of our Temple Hill Nursery. The right candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to maintaining positive and supportive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents.

You will act as a leader to all Early Years Practitioners in supervision as well as creating and managing a play environment where children can make positive choices and be supported with their learning and development. You will also ensure that safeguarding and welfare requirements are delivered in line with Ofsted requirements.

Us

Thank you for your interest in finding out more about YMCA Thames Gateway Group. Whether you're looking for your first role, coming back to work after a career break, or simply looking for a new challenge, we're happy you're considering us.

As a community-based organisation for over 150 years, we are a vibrant and ever-changing charity that offers inclusive programmes in health & wellbeing, childcare, housing and youth work. We are passionate about providing opportunities to those who are most in need. We successfully adapt to the needs of the communities in which we're based - during the pandemic we were able to provide food hampers to families in need, childcare support to keyworkers, and stayed in touch with our senior citizens group who, for many, attending our social groups is a lifeline.

Our staff are dedicated to making other people's lives better through the services we provide, so if this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we look forward to hearing from you.

Summary of Job Profile:

• Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time (40 hours)
• Work Pattern: Monday - Friday, All Year Round
• The Job Description and Person Specification can be found here: Nursery Deputy Manager - Dartford.pdf

YMCA Thames Gateway Staff Benefits:

To be considered for this role please click on the 'Apply for this job' button on this advert page. We do not accept CV or Resume therefore you are required to download the application form to complete and upload to the system for the recruiting managers to review.

YMCA Thames Gateway is serious about Safeguarding; this role will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

At YMCA Thames Gateway we are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to Equal Opportunities. Therefore we value the importance of diversity and positively welcome applications from all members of the community. The Association is committed to ensuring that all current and potential staff, volunteers, users and visitors are treated with dignity, fairness and respect regardless of their protected characteristic listed in the Equality Act 2010).

We strongly encourage and welcome applications from applicants of a BAME background, those with a disability and those who identify as LGBTQ+.e