Nursery Manager

£750 Welcome Bonus: A warm start to your journey with us!

Full-Time: Up to 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Pay: £14.06 per hour

Welcome to Footsteps Nursery Lichfield Road , where we create a nurturing, nature-inspired environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Our spacious garden, forest school sessions, and creative hands-on activities ignite curiosity and support every stage of development. We believe in valuing our staff, offering free lunches, a supportive atmosphere, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

As our Room Leader , you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the care and development of our little ones. Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating a nurturing and safe environment for children.
• Implementing a key person approach to help babies form secure attachments.
• Guiding colleagues in identifying training and development needs.
• Maintaining high-quality learning journals and records on the EyLog and EyMan systems.
• Building positive relationships with parents and inviting them to participate in activities.
• Modeling professionalism and fostering respect among your team, parents, and children.
• Ensuring compliance with EYFS framework and safety standards.

Your passion for outdoor learning and strong understanding of child development will be key to your success in this role!

Essential Qualifications & Skills:

• Full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare (Essential)
• Previous experience working with babies under 2 years old
• A passion for the outdoors and outdoor learning, especially forest school activities
• Strong understanding of child development and the ability to provide purposeful learning experiences
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly with parents and colleagues
• Knowledge of and commitment to safeguarding and child protection

Why Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday
• 75% off nursery fees for team members
• Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline
• Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Company pension scheme
• Access to Perkaboo employee discounts
• Employee mentoring programme
• Dedicated health and wellbeing support
• Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts, and this position will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Footsteps Nursery Lichfield Road is part of the Family First Group, where we treat everyone with equal rights and responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practices for all children and families according to their individual needs.