Regional Support Nursery Manager

Overview

Location: North West England (Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester area). Salary: £36,000 - (depending on experience); travel allowance, 50% childcare discount, performance-related bonuses, pension.

About you

You are an experienced Nursery /Senior Nursery Manager or similar and you're looking for something slightly different with more variety and autonomy.

In our Regional Support Nursery Manager roles you will get the opportunity to make a real impact. You get the variety that comes with travelling to different nursery settings and the satisfaction from helping our nurseries achieve outstanding OFSTED grading.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, submit your application and start your Storal journey today.

About Storal

We are an award winning nursery group specialising in early years education and childcare. We create nurturing, engaging environments that support every child's growth and learning. We prioritise individualised care, team development, and a supportive work culture. Join us and become part of a team that values continuous learning and professional growth. In return we'll give you access to loads of retail discounts to help with your daily costs, 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays to help you recharge, a performance related bonus to help you feel valued and recognised, dedicated learning and development support to help you progress and, much much, more.

What you will be doing

As a Support Nursery Manager you will be supporting our Nursery Managers and teams, and stepping in when your subject matter expertise is needed. Your mission is to ensure each setting upholds the highest standards of childcare and education, embodies Storal's values, and achieves strong financial performance.

Key responsibilities

• Risk Management: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to comply with Health and Safety legislation.
• Childcare Standards: Uphold and elevate the standards of childcare and education across all settings.
• Operational Compliance: Ensure full adherence to Storal's policies and procedures.
• Staff Supervision & Development: Lead regular staff supervisions and implement growth and development plans.
• Marketing & Occupancy: Actively promote the nursery locally to maintain high occupancy rates.
• Talent Management: Recruit and nurture staff who align with Storal's values and culture.
• Leadership: Exhibit strong leadership and embody the values of Storal in all interactions.
• Financial Oversight: Drive improvements in financial performance year over year.
• Safeguarding: Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing child protection policies and procedures.
• Parent Engagement: Develop robust strategies for parent engagement and community involvement.

Qualifications, skills & competencies

Essential:
- Full driving license and access to a vehicle.
- Willingness to travel and stay away from home as needed.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Early Years Education and Care (Level 6 preferred).
- Proven experience in a Nursery Manager role.
- In-depth knowledge of special educational needs and equality of opportunity.
- Certification in Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in nursery administration tasks (invoices, payroll, timesheets).
- Competent in using PCs, including word processing, spreadsheets, and email.
- Experience in staff training and development.
- Achieving OFSTED Outstanding Grade
- Commercial acumen

Desirable:
- Degree or equivalent in a subject related to Childcare
- Coaching and mentoring experience

Benefits at a glance

For you -We get the basics right: enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home: Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind: Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future: Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community - Growing together: Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

Join us at Storal and make a difference in the early years sector. Apply today to become our next Nursery Support Manager and take the lead in shaping the future of childcare and education!