Nursery Manager - Ark Start Brunel

Ark Schools, London, W12 7TF

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 hours per week - Full-time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TBC

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities:

• To create a nurturing, fun, safe and caring nursery environment that meets the needs of every child
• To implement Ark Start model including curriculum, forest school and family programme
• To ensure compliance to all Ark Start and statutory policies
• To have a deep knowledge and understanding of the EYFS statutory framework and child development
• To lead on nursery improvement and engage with regular coaching and monitoring of the provision and ensure the nursery is constantly improving
• Actively promote the safety and welfare of our children and young people
• To line manage and effectively deploy staff to ensure exceptional provision
• To use data to inform teaching and learning, identify areas for intervention and provide feedback to children, staff and families in order to ensure accelerated progress
• Deploy and manage staff to ensure exceptional provision for children
• Lead training, coach and supervise staff team to ensure ongoing improvement
• Work collaboratively with colleagues as a committed team member, building successful, high performing teams
• To lead planning and ensure it meets the needs of all children in line with the Ark Start model
• To ensure full occupancy and operate nursery at break even
• Oversee assessment of all children and lead moderation internally and attend external moderation to ensure accurate data

What the school offers its staff

• Benefits
• • A Real Living Wage Employer:We are a Real Living Wage employer with a minimum salary of £13.15 per hour for all roles in London. We also pay 11% pension contributions
  • Ongoing Learning:We are committed to providing the best development for all our staff. We close the nurseries for five days each year to focus on staff training and ensure there is protected time for training and supervision each week for every adult. We work hard to ensure there are clear career progression routes
  • Annual leave:We are proud of our staff and want everyone to feel valued for playing their part. That’s why staff receive 25 days holiday each year, excluding bank holidays
  • Wellbeing:Staff wellbeing is incredibly important to us. We know that while incredibly rewarding, working in a nursery can be challenging. We therefore work hard to ensure all staff have the support and infrastructure they need to take care of their wellbeing
  • Part of a Network:Ark Start is part of Ark, a charity that aims to transform children’s lives through education. Ark operates a network of 39 schools across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth, and Hastings as well as a number of charitable ventures. Being part of a network means our staff get access to the opportunities, infrastructure, and support of a large organisation

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Ark Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Ark Schools website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@arkstart.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-schools (opens in new tab)

We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.

Arranging a visit to Ark Schools

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@arkstart.org.uk.

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