Deputy Nursery Manager, Better Community Nursery, Burnt Oak
We’re looking for a Deputy Nursery Manager to work alongside the nursery manger and a team of highly-qualified nursery staff at the Better Community Nursery based in Burnt Oak, Barnet.
This role is required for 40 hours per week to work shift patterns when the nursery is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (some occasional weekend working may also be required if there is an open day). Better Nurseries are operated by GLL, the UK’s largest leisure provider and charitable social enterprise. The nursery is registered to look after 58 children and babies and aims to create a safe, fun and stimulating environment through play, learning and use of the great facilities available at Burnt Oak Leisure Centre. The emphasis at the nursery will be around physical activity and the children will get to experience the sporting facilities within the leisure centre such as football, tennis, badminton and gymnastics as part of the nursery programme.
The Deputy Manager is a key role that will support the day-to-day running of the nursery and assist the Nursery Manager with administrative duties associated with the management of the nursery, such as maintaining records on children and families, ordering equipment, maintaining processes, keeping personnel records and maintaining effective methods of communication with children, staff, parents and carers in line with the statutory framework and aiming for Ofsted excellence. You’ll need to be organised and hands-on as you’ll do everything from recruitment and retention of staff, to arranging staffing/rotas in accordance with statutory regulations and budgets. Naturally you’ll be a great communicator as you’ll not only need to engage and encourage the children but you’ll also need to develop and maintain professional working relationships with local authority departments, regulatory bodies and other agencies. Mostly though, your passion for seeing the children develop, grow and progress will be what helps you make this role a success. We’re looking for someone with experience of managing a team within a nursery as well as a Level 3 qualification in Childcare. You will need to provide a DBS check and provide two satisfactory references prior to commencing employment.
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
A salary of up to 37,459
A values driven organisation
Learning & development to support career development
Good pension schemes
Discounted gym membership for you and your partner
The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we run plus associated events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal & Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Career Pathways, professional development is just the start. To ensure your stay on top of your game we provide training with practical and theory elements too
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy a Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products
Ride to work scheme
Free eye tests and discounted glasses
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time work options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
So, whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working within a childcare environment, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.