Nursery Manager BD3

Nursery Manager

BD3, Bradford Circa £40,(Apply online only) per annum (depending on experience and qualifications) ⏰ Full-Time, Permanent

An Outstanding Opportunity for an Experienced Nursery Leader

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Nursery Manager to lead an established nursery in BD3, Bradford.

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of a busy nursery setting, providing strategic leadership and operational excellence while ensuring every child receives outstanding care, learning opportunities and support.

You'll be responsible for creating a culture of high expectations, continuous improvement and exceptional practice while supporting and developing a committed team of early years professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Provide inspiring leadership and effective day-to-day management of the nursery.
Ensure excellent standards of safeguarding, welfare and regulatory compliance.
Lead the delivery of a rich, inclusive and ambitious EYFS curriculum.
Monitor children's progress and ensure timely interventions and support where required.
Manage staffing, deployment, recruitment, training and staff development.
Maintain strong parent partnerships and community relationships.
Monitor occupancy, admissions, budgets and operational performance.
Ensure the nursery remains fully compliant with Ofsted and statutory requirements.

About You

You will be an experienced childcare professional with a proven track record of leadership within an early years setting.

You'll have:

A recognised Level 3 Early Years qualification or above.
Experience managing teams within a nursery environment.
Sound knowledge of EYFS, safeguarding and child development.
Strong people management and communication skills.
The ability to motivate, coach and develop staff.
A commitment to delivering the highest standards of care and education.

What We Offer

Salary of circa £40,(Apply online only) depending on experience and qualifications.
A supportive senior leadership team.
Ongoing professional development opportunities.
A rewarding role where you can make a lasting difference to children and families.
A positive and collaborative working environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Nursery Manager seeking a new challenge within a growing and supportive organisation.

Apply now and help us create the very best start in life for every child.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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