Deputy Nursery Manager Location: Gloucester Contract: Full time (4 days, 40 hours across the week) Salary: Starting salary at £33,000 per annum Are you passionate about delivering outstanding early years education and inspiring others to provide exceptional learning experiences? We are looking for an enthusiastic Deputy Manager in Gloucester to join our nursery leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is committed to high-quality early years practice and has strong leadership skills. Initially, this will be a room-based role with a strong focus on quality improvement, coaching and staff development. As occupancy grows, we anticipate the position becoming increasingly supernumerary, allowing more dedicated leadership time across the nursery. What you'll be doing: Leading and championing the nursery curriculum, ensuring it is engaging, ambitious and responsive to children's interests and needs Implementing and embedding nursery policies and procedures to ensure consistency and high standards across the setting Supporting the Nursery Manager with the day-to-day operation of the nursery Taking responsibility for the nursery in the Manager's absence Working closely with the management team to drive continuous improvement and maintain high standards of practice Role modelling outstanding interactions, teaching and professional practice Coaching, mentoring and supporting practitioners to develop their skills and confidence Monitoring children's learning and development to ensure excellent progress and positive outcomes Supporting staff with planning, assessments, observations and next steps to ensure learning is purposeful and meaningful Helping to create inspiring learning environments that promote curiosity, exploration and independence Working in partnership with parents and carers to support children's learning journeys and promote strong family engagement Supporting compliance with safeguarding, welfare and statutory requirements Contributing to training, quality improvement initiatives and staff development across the nurseryWe're looking for someone who is: An experienced early years professional with a strong understanding of child development and the EYFS Confident in supporting, coaching and developing colleagues A positive and inspiring role model who leads by example Organised, proactive and committed to achieving high standards An excellent communicator who builds positive relationships with children, families and colleagues Enthusiastic about continuous professional development and keeping up to date with best practice Comfortable balancing a room-based role with wider leadership responsibilities across the nurseryYou will need: A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification Experience of leading a room Experience of supporting and developing colleagues A good understanding of safeguarding, child development and the EYFS This role is for 40 hours per week over 4 days, although we welcome discussions with candidates who would like to explore other working patterns. Please note that we are an all-year-round nursery. REFER A FREIND - Here at Ivy Resource Group we offer a referral scheme so if you know anyone within Gloucestershire, Worcestershire or surrounding areas looking for a role within Education please get in contact to find out more about our referral scheme. Ivy Resource Group are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability. We operate as an employment agency and employment business. INDT