Early Years Practice Manager

Department
Set in the peaceful surroundings of Wivenhoe Park on our Colchester Campus, our Day Nursery offers high-quality day care to children from 3 months to 5 years. We serve the local community, University staff and students.

We are currently in a position to add a new Manager to our existing Management structure and are recruiting for a qualified Early Years Practice Manager to complement our team. You will be joining our friendly and diverse senior team at the Day Nursery. This is a permanent and full-time position; 38 hours per week.

We are looking for candidates that have previous Leadership and Management experience in strengthening a nursery environment and managing a team of Senior Early Years Educators.

Candidates should be passionate about the early years that value children as independent and unique learners. We are looking for people who enjoy supporting children to learn and develop through a child led approach into confident individuals that are eventually ready to start school. The successful candidate will have the skill, knowledge and experience to inspire, lead and motivate their early years team.

Benefits to working at Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery:

• Being part of a large senior team.
• Our managers have the flexibility to use their own ideas and initiatives to lead an outstanding environment for 0-5year olds with the support from the Management team and wider University Directors.
• Beautiful outdoor space with sensory nature gardens and University grounds.
• The use of online journals.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Sick pay.
• Regular free training and professional development days.
• Opportunities to progress professionally.
• Team building events and celebrations.

Skills and qualifications required

• You should have an NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent and have previous experience of leading and managing a team within a childcare setting. An NPQ/EYT or an Early Years Childhood Degree would be desirable.
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the importance of strong parent partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills and able to work effectively in a team in motivating and inspiring others.
• Have excellent decision-making skills and judgement.

Please see the job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk.

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