Nursery – Bright Horizons Purley Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary – From £36,088 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Location – Purley, London
We're looking for a Deputy Manager to join our Purley Nursery, situated next to Purley railway/tube station.
The nursery offers extra curricular activities such as PE lessons on a Monday morning for over 2 year olds, and on a weekly basis, 'Theatrebugs' sessions for all ages. These sessions allow children to explore stories in new ways through songs, instruments, and imaginary play.
Our Benefits
•From £36,088 per annum
•Childcare discount of 75% for first child
•Enhanced parental leave
•25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave*
•Pension
•Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
•Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach
•Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days
*Subject to T&Cs
The Role
As a Deputy Manager, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exception care and education. You will act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies. You will contribute to succession planning, training, and supporting team professional development plans, maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals (such as the Local Authority), and support the commercial success of the nursery through retention, occupancy growth, and maintaining budgets.
What we're looking for
•Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
•Experience within an Early Years leadership role (ideally as a Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, Third in Charge or similar)
•Experience of participating with a regulatory inspection, leading to a 'Good' or 'Outstanding' outcome
•Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others
•Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
•Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/carers
•Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults
This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
