Ps Deputy Nursery Manager

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CONCERN

PERSON SPECIFICATION

POST – DEPUTY NURSERY MANAGER

BIRDHURST DAY NURSERY

VALUES

EAble to work in the best interests of each child’s welfare, learning and development

EAble to commit to the ongoing improvement and development of the Nursery and its staff

EAble to work in non-discriminatory ways, positively promoting equality of opportunity, valuing difference and empowering children and parents/carers

EAble to support and uphold the Christian ethos of the charity

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

EEarly Years Qualification no less than NVQ 3 or equivalent

DAdvanced Early Years Qualification

DCurrent Paediatric First Aid Certificate

ESafeguarding training

EXPERIENCE

ESubstantial post qualifying experience in an early years setting

DSenior level experience in Early Years Foundation Stage work

DSupervisory experience of Early Years workers

DExperience in a multi-cultural/multi-ethnic setting (user group and staff team)

DExperience of working for a Christian organisation

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND APTITUDES

EThorough knowledge of child development

EKnowledge and experience of embedding Ofsted’s Early Years Foundation Stage requirements into everyday practice

DAbility to ensure food is nutritious and meets dietary and food safety requirements

EWillingness to keep up to date regarding Health and Safety aspects of food preparation

EAbility to support staff in developing and maintaining appropriate planning, observation and assessment procedures to ensure children make good progress.

ECommitment to keep up to date with changing professional practice and statutory requirements

EAwareness of child abuse (eg alerting signs) and ability to work within safeguarding procedures and policies

EUnderstanding of how discrimination affects individuals and groups and how to deal with discriminatory issues that might arise in an early years setting

DBasic understanding of special needs in the Early Years

EGood communication skills with young children, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals

EStrong self awareness and ability to be appropriately assertive

EAbility to drive improvement forward

ESelf management and organisational skills, with the ability to work flexibly withincompeting priorities

EStrong communication skills with staff and ability to motivate good teamwork

EComputer literacy and, if necessary, willingness to develop skills

EReport writing skills, and basic numeracy.

ADDITIONAL

EClear Ofsted and DBS checks and confirmation that there is nothing to suggest unsuitability for working with children

EAvailability to work outside normal nursery hours when the need arises, eg training, team meetings or public relations functions for the nursery or charity.

E = Essential

D = Desirable

Deputy Manager – Birdhurst Nursery

10/2017