Job summary
- Main area
- Day Nursery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7326365
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Nursery Manager
NHS AfC: Band 5
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Please read the attached AI statement prior to submitting any application
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Nursery Manager to join our team.
The post is 37.5 hours per week over five days.
The successful applicant will join our existing management team and help to oversee the smooth running of the nursery and will be the nursery SENCO.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for the right person!
Main duties of the job
· To assist in the delivery of high quality Day Nursery Service.
· To assist in ensuring that all children attending the setting are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play experiences, both indoor and outdoor, appropriate to their age and stage of development.
· In the absence of the manager to undertake the overall day-to-day management of the nursery.
· To manage and deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
· To be the nursery’s named Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator.
· To help ensure good quality inclusive care, education and play opportunities for children from birth to 5 years, by managing and supporting a team of childcare staff whilst reporting to the nursery manager.
· In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution (details of which can be found at the following website: www.nhsemployers.org or www.dh.gov.uk/nhsconstitution.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details of the job vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NNEB/NVQ 3/BTec or equivalent in early years childcare
- Paediatric First Aid.
Desirable criteria
- Level 5 Early Years Qualification
- Food Hygiene.
- First Aid at Work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualifying in a senior role or have demonstrated relevant experience within the nursery setting.
- Experience of taking the lead when necessary .
- Proven experience of working in partnership with parents / carers.
Desirable criteria
- Delivery of training programmes.
- Staff development
- SENCO role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Yates
- Job title
- Childcare Provision Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294092
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