Once Upon A Time Day Nursery: Deputy Manager and SENCO lead

Private day Nursery, 2-4 downs cote drive, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

Position Responsibility

To provide high quality care and learning experiences.
To provide a safe environment.
To ensure that children reach their full potential.
To support the Manager.
To Support the team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learning and develop.
To continually research and reflect on practices in the industry to ensure that outstanding practice is always implemented.
To review and assess the quality of observations, assessments and children’s learning journeys.

Key Areas

Assume managerial responsibilities in the absence of the Nursery Manager.
Ensure that all correct policies, procedures and practices are adhered to.
Ensure that all children remain safe whilst attending the setting.
Understanding the safeguarding and Child protection policies and procedures for the setting and local authority procedures.
Be aware and demonstrate a sound knowledge of security procedures, which also relate to the dropping off and collection of children of children from the setting.
Ensure the GDPR and Data protection Policy is adhered to at all times.

Description of Duties

Demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the statutory framework.
To lead, guide and support the implementation of the EYFS across all ranges.
Plan learning objectives for children in line with the EYFS across all age ranges.
To develop strategies to improve staff practice.
Support and monitor staff with planning systems.
Support staff with their training needs.
Provide and develop a stimulating learning environment both indoors and outdoors.
To have a sound knowledge of a play-based approach to children’s learning and development and support staff in this area.
To ensure that all mandatory paperwork is completed e.g. the two-year-old progress checks, summative assessments and Co-Hort tracking.
To ensure that you are up to date with changes made to educational policies and practices.
To develop effective personal provision for the children attending the setting.
To develop systems to monitor planning systems and staff knowledge.
Support Manager and staff during inspections and assist in making any required changes.
Facilitate and promote working partnership with parents/carers.
Promote the setting to new and existing parents and carers.
Work closely with other professionals, to ensure that the needs of individual children are being met.
Promote the key person approach to staff and parents/carers.
Deal with complaints and concerns in an effective and professional manner.
To support and develop the transition process

Human Resources

To analytically reflect on your own practice.
Give constructive feedback when required.
Evaluate and deliver staff training and role model good practices.
Committed to promoting equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
Analytically reflect on the practice of the staff team.
Assist with professional development reviews (PDR’s).
Ensure clear communication is delivered regarding managerial decisions to all members of staff.
To deliver staff personal development reviews and supervision when required.
Maintain clear accurate records and monitor staffs record keeping.
Support the selection and recruitment of balanced staff team, using safe recruitment policies and procedures.