Nursery Manager - School hours & Term time only.
Start Date: September 1st2025
Protocol Education are seeking an experienced Nursery Manager who is looking to work on a full time basis within an EYFS setting at a primary school based in Keynsham
The working pattern is: 8.00am-4.00pm Mon-Thursday & 8.00am-3.30pm Fridays (with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break). This is a term-time only role (+ optional 5-10 days extra days during school holidays).
The setting is open 8.45am-3.00pm (school days only) and there is some flexibility with working hours outside of these times.
The successful candidate will:
- Lead the Pre-School team offering high-quality early education
- Manage the day-to-day running of the pre-school
- Plan & Deliver a balanced curriculum using the EYFS framework
- Assess children's development and use this to plan and deliver sessions & interventions
- Take responsibility for safeguarding alongside the school's Designated Safeguarding Leaders
- Continue to improve and evolve the Pre-School provision
- Be the 'Key Person' for a group of children
- Work closely with our School Early Years Team & SENCo
- Collaborate with our Office Manager around admissions, finance and staffing
- Take the lead in communication and organisation of events for parents
You will require a Level 4 or above Early Years Qualification.
The school will offer:
- Children who will make you smile everyday and love their Early Years learning
- Consideration of your 'well-being' and access to support (in the eventuality any is required)
- Opportunities to grow as a professional and access to regular high-quality CPD
- The support of an experienced and dedicated team of Educationalists and Office support
- The support of a Trust, who values its employees
- Pension contributions
- Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme
- an Early Years environment (and budget) that is continually evolving and improving
- Support from B&NES Early Years Support Team
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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