Deputy Nursery Manager – Starting ASAP
Location: Harrow
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: Full TimeMonday- Friday 8am-3pm
Long term role
Small, Ofsted Outstanding, Family-Run Nursery
Looking for your next step in early years, but still want to be hands-on with the children?
We’re working with a nursery that genuinely feels like home. This isn’t a desk-based leadership role. It’s for someone who loves being on the floor, supporting little learners, guiding staff, and helping shape a nurturing, inspiring environment every single day.
You don’t have to have been a Deputy Manager before, but you do need to be capable, confident and ready to step into a key leadership role. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone ready for that next step but who still wants to be very much part of the day-to-day magic of nursery life.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting the day-to-day running of the nursery alongside the Manager
- Being hands-on in the rooms, delivering high-quality care and learning
- Acting as a key person and building strong relationships with families
- Ensuring safeguarding and welfare requirements are consistently met
- Supporting and mentoring staff
- Contributing to engaging, well-planned learning experiences in line with EYFS and Montessori principles
- Playing a key part in the nursery’s continued development
Over time, you’ll grow into a key leadership figure within the setting, with real opportunity to shape practice and make your mark.
What we’re looking for
- Minimum CACHE Level 3 in Childcare
- Strong knowledge of EYFS
- Montessori knowledge and a creative approach to learning
- A genuine passion for child development
- Someone confident enough to step up, even if this is your first Deputy role
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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