We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Preschool Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a safe and stimulating learning environment for young children, as well as developing age-appropriate activities. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a passion for working in the early years, and the ability to create an atmosphere of trust and respect.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. To interact with all children and to work well as a team.
2. To be responsible for and to oversee the day to day management, staffing, organisation and smooth running of the setting.
3. To partnership work with parents e.g. new ideas, queries and complaints.
4. To be the lead for safeguarding policies and procedures at the setting.
5. Promote, create and maintain an appropriate ethos that attracts and encourages the children.
6. To contribute to the strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation and development of the setting.
7. To ensure that all records are accurately maintained and in line with all policies and procedures.
8. Monitor and identify staff training needs and facilitate training opportunities through regular supervision and appraisals of all staff.
9. Contribute to and lead the team effort.
10. Monitor and evaluate activities, prepare brief written reports when necessary.
12. To be lead SENCO.
11. Supervise, support and assist Children undertaking activities, ensuring that all children have equal opportunity to develop their individual and team working skills.
12. Safeguard the children and be aware at all times of appropriate health and safety procedures.
13. Attend and organise staff meetings as required including supervisions.
14. To manage HR of the setting and report to all relevant bodies.
15. SEND – to liaise with health professionals, LA, health professionals and parents as and when required.
17. To implement and uphold policies and procedures as well as reviewing them as and when required.
18. To ensure that the 7 areas of learning are catered for everyday and the EYFS is followed by all staff.
19. Be aware of confidentiality issues linked to home, school, teacher and to keep confidences as appropriate.
20. ENCO Lead – To ensure that equal opportunities are upheld through out the setting.
21. FEEE – To ensure all data and DERN numbers are recorded accurately for each child receiving funding. To submit data to the LA on a termly basis with the support of the Directors.
22. Participating in training activities for personal development and for the need of the service.
23. To organise the day to day administration including registers, record keeping, ordering of materials and equipment within a given budget.
24. To work in partnership with outside agencies including health professionals, LA, schools etc.
25. To be responsible for any staff making sure they have a current DBS, request and check references, supervising their time at the setting and making sure they are aware of all the settings policies and procedures.
26. Ensure all Staff and volunteers training is kept up to date, including DBS, Safeguarding and food hygiene, FGM and prevent.
27. To ensure safe working practices including ratios are adhered to at all times.
28. To ensure all staff inductions are completed and signed off in a timely manner.
Other Duties:
1. To ensure good team work.
2. To undertake any other tasks required of the role
This post is subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous convictions.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: From £22,890.00 per year
Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leicester, Leicestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Management: 1 year (required)
• Childcare: 3 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Early Year Childcare Level 3 NVQ (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Preschool Manager