Kido Tooting are looking for a Nursery Manager to join the team. This is your opportunity to join an amazing growing nursery group who champion career growth like no other!
Why choose Kido?
The Manager role offers a salary range of 35,000 to 45,000, and is a full time, 40 hours per week position. Take the chance to build a remarkable career in a fast-growing international company. By joining Kido you will get:
The role of Nursery Manager
Welcome to the heart of Kido, where passion, ambition, and people are at the core of everything we do! As the Nursery Manager, you'll be more than just a leader; you'll be an ambassador for our values, and a gatekeeper for our vibrant culture.
We set the bar high, aiming for nothing less than greatness, and your role will be instrumental in achieving that. Get ready to immerse yourself in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework and other essential legal and statutory frameworks. You’ll be proud of operating to the highest standards complying with Health amp; Safety, Environmental Health and COSHH regulations.
You’ll ensure that every team member is aligned with our company policies and procedures by leading from the front. You’ll inspire and encourage your team to uphold the highest standards with pride, taking a hands-on approach across the nursery. The welfare and safety of children will be your constant priority, and you'll handle any child protection concerns with quick action. Your team is just as important, so you’ll identify progression opportunities and lead each team member to succeed and develop their career with Kido.
You’ll lead on the planning and organisation of staffing schedules and holiday rotas, ensuring we maintain the right staffing levels as required by Ofsted and our nursery procedures. You’ll love an action plan, creating one to manage the quality of educational delivery across your nursery, helping to shape a brilliant setting which resonates with the local community.
You're not just a Manager, you're a master strategist! With the support of the hub team, you’ll be thinking ahead forging innovative ideas for the nursery's development, as well as budget planning for your nursery.
We believe in celebrating every child's unique journey, and you'll play a key role in assessing and recording their progress and achievements. By implementing effective systems of observation, you'll ensure no milestone goes unnoticed, and every achievement is celebrated.
We take pride in creating a nurturing environment that caters to individual needs, acknowledging the diversity of each child's background, culture, disabilities, and medical history. With great attention to detail, you'll ensure our nursery remains a sanctuary where every child can flourish and grow. Your flexibility and dedication, insights and feedback will be valued as we constantly push the boundaries of excellence and reimagine what exceptional early years education really means.
What we’re looking for
For the Manager role, it is essential that you hold a relevant childcare qualification, level 3 minimum and have experience working within management of another large nursery. Level 2 qualifications in Maths and English including functional skills are also a must if you obtained a Level 3 qualification after 2014. If the leadership skills mentioned in the job description above suit you, we invite you to apply today.
About Kido location
Kido is a place where innovation and imagination unite to create modern Early Years settings. We are international in India, USA and the UK, running 13 (soon to be 14!) Ofsted rated Good and Outstanding nurseries in and around London. We blend the best practices from the Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf Steiner approaches. This magical fusion, combined with state-of-the-art learning spaces and 21st-century technology, brings a whole new level of wonder to early years education at Kido.
Our Tooting nursery is a beautiful spacious setting situated in a stunning Grade II Listed Church Hall in the heart of Tooting. We nurture, educate and develop just over 90 children,watching them thrive from babies until they are ready for big school! Bat