**DEPUTY MANAGER - ECHOES NURSERY**

Nursery Deputy Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the MiChild group. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Deputy manager to work at our beautiful Manchester City Centre based nursery Echoes.

Role and responsibility

• To liaise with the managers on a daily basis.
• 50 percent room based/50 percent office based as and when required to support the management team
• To work as part of the nursery team.
• Drive quality within all rooms and role modelling outstanding practice daily
• To make decisions on the day-to-day running of the nursery in the absence of a Manager.
• To follow all the nurseries administrative procedures.
• To be a positive role model to other staff throughout the nursery
• To have a thorough working knowledge of the nurseries policies and procedures.
• To assist in the training of staff within the nursery.
• In the absence of a Manager to manage staffing levels and to deploy staff where necessary throughout setting.
• To attend meetings as part of the management team.
• To be flexible with shifts and staying behind etc to ensure all shifts are covered in the event of staff sickness etc
• Fire checks/read meters/Risk assessments/Housekeeping
• To ensure that the nursery consistently meets the requirements set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage to a minimum good standard.
• To monitor any safeguarding issues following local authority procedures.
• Prepare the nursery for Ofsted inspections and action any recommendations made by the inspector ensuring a minimum good grade is awarded.

Requirement

• Level 3 in Childcare as a minimum
• previous management experience of working in a nursery environment.
• Enthusiasm, professionalism and creativity

Benefits

• Opportunity for career progression
  
• Accredited training
  
• Rewards app
  
• Well-being program
  
• Staff treats
  
• Childcare discounts
• Completive salary
• Company pension

Salary dependant on experience

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