Deputy Manager

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Prompt
• Willing to ‘have a go’
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

General responsibilities:

• Act as Key Person for named children carrying out observations and developmental reports for each child, meeting with parents as appropriate
• To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.
• To be aware of the importance of each child’s individual background and varied cultural needs ensuring the service provided is done so in a non-discriminatory manner and promotes positive images for all groups within society.
• Actively promote and support safeguarding of children in the nursery ensuring that all staff observe the nursery policy and procedures, to undertake the borough training for ‘designated safeguarding lead’ working alongside the manager.
• To undertake shared responsibility for ensuring the nursery is a safe environment for staff and children by carrying out daily risk assessments and reporting any issues to the nursery manager
• Supervise and support Nursery Practitioners, students and volunteers
• Assist the nursery manager in managing the nursery on a day to day basis. Covering the manager’s responsibilities and deputising when they are off site.
• Engage with nursery practitioners providing support and guidance to enable them to contribute to planning activities and report writing.
• To work with the nursery manager in developing and implementing nursery policies and procedures
• Assist the nursery manager in planning staff training ensuring the team are up to date

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

General responsibilities:

• Act as Key Person for named children carrying out observations and developmental reports for each child, meeting with parents as appropriate
• To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.
• To be aware of the importance of each child’s individual background and varied cultural needs ensuring the service provided is done so in a non-discriminatory manner and promotes positive images for all groups within society.
• Actively promote and support safeguarding of children in the nursery ensuring that all staff observe the nursery policy and procedures, to undertake the borough training for ‘designated safeguarding lead’ working alongside the manager.
• Knowledge of EYFS and OFSTED regulations and a good understanding of childcare issues and child development
• To undertake shared responsibility for ensuring the nursery is a safe environment for staff and children by carrying out daily risk assessments and reporting any issues to the nursery manager
• Supervise and support Nursery Practitioners, students and volunteers
• Assist the nursery manager in managing the nursery on a day to day basis. Covering the manager’s responsibilities and deputising when they are off site.
• Engage with nursery practitioners providing support and guidance to enable them to contribute to planning activities and report writing.
• To work with the nursery manager in developing and implementing nursery policies and procedures
• Assist the nursery manager in planning staff training ensuring the team are up to date with Trust core skills and any other regulatory training required.
• To establish positive relationships with parents/carers, children and staff.