Early Years Assistant Manager

Is early years your passion? We are looking for a skilled and creative Early Years Assistant Manager who can support the Early Years Manager to inspire and lead the team to deliver outstanding early years education and care.Early Birds Nursery based in

Bude, Cornwall

is a popular setting at the heart of the community. Early Birds is rated Good by Ofsted and 9.9 on Day Nurseries.If you already have management experience or are looking to take the next step in your career the Early Years Alliance offers extensive training and professional development opportunities.What we offer:We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families.The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including:100%discount onchildcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings)Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS)The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children.A generous workplace pension scheme25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service.Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well beingEnhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leaveA Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tabletsA dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well beingJob purpose:As the Early Years Assistant Manager, you will:work as part of our nursery management team to inspire and lead the team to deliver high quality inclusive early years education and carein line with policies and procedurebe a role model for the wider staff team, modelling sensitive and responsive interaction and extending children’s learningensure quality and safety standards are maintained at all times.Requirements:Minimum Level 3 Early Years Education and Childcare qualification or equivalentPost-qualification experience in working in early education and childcare or similar environmentStrong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, and accurate reports and correspondence, e.g., for supervisions, business plans, child protection/safeguarding reporting and for recruitment purposes etc. using Microsoft Word and other computer packagesThe ability to inspire people to deliver results, high standards, and set clear objectives for self and the team.Also, you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check if your current certificate is not subscribed to the update service.For the full duties and the requirements, please download the job description which accompanies this advert.Hours per week:40Weeks per year:52Interview date:Thursday 4th September ..... full job details .....