Nursery Manager (12 month FTC)

at  Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Nursery: Bright Horizons Richmond Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: Starting from £42,523.80 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
Location: Richmond, London
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months from Oct 2024
We are looking for a full time, Level 3 or above qualified Nursery Manager to lead our Bright Horizons Richmond Nursery, situated close to Richmond town centre, conveniently located close to North Sheen and Richmond train stations and Richmond tube, as well as onsite parking.
Our Bright Horizons Richmond Day Nursery and Preschool is Ofsted rated ‘Good’ and the nursery is purpose built, offering four well-resourced rooms and a fantastic spacious outdoor space for children aged 3 months to 5 years, all of which have been completely renovated before reopening in May 2022.

• Lead our nursery teams to deliver outstanding care to all the children in your setting
• Through your inspirational leadership drive employee engagement, retention, and performance in the nursery
• Work in partnership with Recruitment and HR to ensure your nursery is fully recruited, encouraging a diverse workforce
• Role model and mentor your nursery team to ensure the highest quality early childhood practice and experience for all children, including children with special education needs and/or disabilities
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies
• Work in partnership with HR to identify succession plans for the nursery team and nurture, create and continuously develop a pipeline of high performing colleagues, building the strongest talent pool in the sector
• Work with the Regional Director, Finance and Marketing teams to identify and implement commercial plans and strategies to deliver FTE growth within the nursery
• Commercial delivery of the nursery performance, optimising revenue generation and cost efficiency in line with staff ratio requirements, to deliver and exceed the annual budgeted EBITDA
• Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery