Senior Nursery Practitioner

Job Description

Nursery

• Manager
• Riley Park

Full Time

• | 40 Hours Per Week
• Up to £42,200 per year + £1,000 Welcome Bonus + Quarterly Bonus Scheme worth
• £3,000 per year*

Are you an experienced Nursery

• Manager looking for a setting where you will feel trusted, supported and
• genuinely valued as a leader?

Riley Park is

• looking for a confident and experienced Nursery Manager to lead our
• well-established nursery and continue building a positive, high-quality
• environment for children, families and teams.

This role is

• ideal for a strong Early Years leader who enjoys developing teams, driving
• standards and creating a nursery culture where both children and teams thrive.
• You will be joining a stable nursery with supportive senior leadership, strong
• team foundations and the freedom to lead your setting with confidence.

With it’s beautiful

• historic setting, caring educators, outdoor adventures by the river, and a warm
• community where every child is encouraged to shine.

If you take

• pride in running a happy, organised nursery and leading a team people genuinely
• enjoy being part of, we would love to hear from you.

What we

• ffer:
• £1,000 welcome bonus*
• Quarterly bonus scheme worth up

to £3,000 per year*

• 75% childcare discount
• 27 days annual leave plus bank

holidays and your birthday off

• Genuine progression

opportunities within a growing group

• Supportive and approachable

senior leadership team

• Employee wellbeing &

assistance programme

• Refer a friend bonus up to £750
• Well-resourced nursery with a

positive team culture

• Terms

The

• role:

As Nursery

Manager, you will lead the day-to-day running of the nursery while maintaining

high standards across the setting. You will be responsible for

• Leading, motivating, and

developing your nursery team

• Ensuring EYFS and safeguarding

compliance

• Building strong parent

partnerships

• Driving occupancy and overall

nursery performance

• Leading Ofsted preparation and

inspections

• Supporting staff development and

wellbeing

• Creating a positive,

This is a

• hands-on leadership role where your experience, leadership style, and
• decision-making will make a genuine impact every day.

What we’re

• looking for:

Essential

• Full and relevant Level 3

Childcare qualification

• Previous Nursery Management

experience

• Strong knowledge of EYFS and

safeguarding

• Experience leading teams within

Early Years

• Passion for delivering

Desirable

• Level 5 qualification in

Childcare, Leadership, or Management

• Experience achieving Good or

Apply today!

• If you’re looking for a Nursery Manager role where you can lead confidently,
• feel supported and genuinely enjoy coming to work, we would love to speak with
• you.

We are

• committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all
• staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service
• Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to
• enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
• Riley Park is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to
• treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other
• individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing
• equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and
• families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of
• gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership,
• disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity,
• ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the
• Family First Group.

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