Pre-school Supervisor - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Paston and Gunthorpe Pre-school

Description

Job Description for Preschool Manager

Reports to:
Committee Chair person


Main responsibilities:

To deliver and ensure a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 2-4 years of age.

To manage the day-to-day activities of the setting.

To ensure that the preschool is a safe environment for children, staff and others.

To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child's development.

To manage other staff within the preschool.


Main activities:

• Overall day to day management responsibility for the preschool
• To be responsible for the efficient running of the preschool and overall delivery of a highquality service
• To ensure that the preschool provides a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
• To ensure that the preschool plans an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
• To ensure the preschool meets Ofsted requirements at all times
• To manage, supervise and support the preschool staff
• To undertake and assign designated officer roles.
• To work with other professionals in the local area for the benefit of children and families
• To ensure all staff understand and work to preschool policies and procedures including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
• Take responsibility for planning, which ensures each child is working towards the early learning goals.
• To organise and participate in the key person system
• To conduct staff appraisals and supervisions as appropriate and to identify staff training needs
• To ensure all records are properly maintained in accordance with the policies and procedures of the preschool.
• To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children's progress and encouraging parents' involvement.
• To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the selfevaluation and improvement plan.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives
• To hold 6 weekly committee meetings and yearly AGM meeting.

Person Specification for Nursery Manager
Factors

Essential Criteria

Desirable Criteria

Education and Qualifications

Minimum level 3 qualification in Childcare

Food safety Hygiene

Paediatric First aid

Experience/Knowledge

A minimum of 2 years recent experience, working in a preschool setting.

Excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and current Ofsted statutory guidance

Knowledge and experience of implementing good quality learning experiences and planning.

Knowledge of how a committee run preschool operates.

Able to support the settings SENCo with writing targets, EHA's and EHCNA's

Knowledge of safeguarding and willing to complete designated safeguarding lead training

Skills and Attributes

Empathy

Understanding of children preschool ages

Confidence when talking to children/parents and other professionals

Effective team leader

Lead staff by example

Excellent organisation skills

Calm and caring nature

Ability to work as part of a team

Ability to work on own initiative

Personal Qualities

Reliable and enthusiastic

A commitment to high level quality learning in all area of the EYFS

A creative thinker

A good sense of humour


Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Preschool

Ability to commute/relocate:

• PETERBOROUGH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Preschool: 2 years (preferred)
• Childcare: 2 years (preferred)
• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
One location