Assistant Deputy Manager
Department: Nursery Education
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Kentish Town, London
Reporting To: Christel Brown
Compensation: £32,000 - £33,842 / year
Description
★ It’s official… We’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work! ★★ Your Dream Career in 2025 Starts Here: Join N Family Club and enjoy the best salaries, benefits, and career growth opportunities in the industry! ★
If you hold a relevant Early Years qualification (Level 3 or above), don’t miss the chance to join a forward-thinking, dynamic nursery group that’s changing the face of early years education.
Discover the N Advantage — Our competitive salary and benefits package for 2025: ★ Competitive Salary: Earn between £32,000 - £33,842, reflecting your experience and dedication ★ Bonus: Performance-related bonus of up to £1,200 per year ★ Flexible Working: Choose from a 4-day, 36-hour week or a traditional 5-day, 40-hour week—find the work-life balance that works for you ★ Generous Holiday: Enjoy up to 35 days of holiday a year, including a ‘Me’ day of your choice and time off between Christmas and New Year ★ Daily Perks: Complimentary lunch and drinks every day ★ Professional Growth: Access a personal development fund of £100 per year to support your continued education ★ Exclusive N Academy Access: Receive paid time off and funding for qualifications like Level 3, EY Degrees, Forest School, Leadership Training, and more ★ No Uniforms: Enjoy a £100 annual clothing allowance to dress in your own style ★ Family-Friendly Benefits: Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave pay after 2 years of service, fostering leave, neonatal leave, and more ★ Childcare Discount: Get a 40% discount on childcare at our nurseries ★ Emergency Childcare: Access 6 backup childcare days at any of our nurseries when you need it
But that’s not all… ★ 5-Year Bonus: Celebrate your 5th year n.iversary with a round-the-world trip and 2 extra weeks of holiday ★ 10-Year Bonus: After 10 years, enjoy an OUT OF THIS WORLD experience and another 2 weeks of holiday ★ Referral Bonuses: Earn up to £1,000 for every friend you refer who joins N Family Club ★ Exclusive Discounts: Get access to discounts on groceries, shopping, entertainment, and more with the Each Person’s app ★ Travel Support: Season pass loans and cycle-to-work schemes to make commuting easySocial Fun: Join us for our annual Winter Party, Summer BBQ, and regular team socials ★ Health & Wellbeing: Discounts on gym memberships and digital fitness classes through My Gym Discounts
Why N Family Club?We’re more than just a nursery group; we’re the UK’s most innovative early years education provider.
Our vision? To be the highest quality, and most loved, early years education group in the UK. Our purpose? To inspire and develop the next generation to reach their full potential in an ever-changing world.
At N Family Club, we dreamed of creating a place where early years education would be reimagined. A place that fosters creativity, embraces a curriculum-led approach, and prepares children for the modern world. We're proud to be making that dream a reality, and now, we’re inviting you to be a part of it!
What it means to be an Assistant Deputy Manager at N Family Club… As Assistant Deputy Manager you will be working closely with the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager to lead and deliver outstanding education, exceptional customer service, and build a successful, motivated team.
As a proactive and adaptable leader at N Family Club, you will play a crucial role in guiding your team through a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Your leadership will be focused on fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, ensuring that the team remains motivated, supported, and capable of delivering the highest standards of care and education for the children.
Navigating to the heart of excitement is a breeze with our outstanding transport links! Buses 88, 393, and 214 make stops right at our doorstep, ensuring a lively journey filled with laughter. And for those who savour the overground/underground charm, the Kentish Town station is just a short walk away – turning your commute into a delightful prelude to the magic that awaits.Step into our nursery, where every corner is a canvas for imagination and exploration. Our fantastic team isn't just here to teach; they're here to inspire, nurture, and turn every day into a new chapter of joy and growth.
Ready to make 2025 your year? Apply now and be part of something extraordinary. Your dream career starts here!
For more information about N Family Club, our team culture, and our world-class benefits, visit our Careers website or check out our Glassdoor page.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, and ensure there is, a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone plays as a team and can achieve their full potential, promoting the N Family Club culture and values
- Be the Designated Safeguarding Lead in the absence of the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager;
- Model outstanding care and education;
- Be responsible for supporting the Deputy Manager to ensure the entire nursery team delivers the highest quality education in line with the N Pedagogy and Curriculum. You will ensure that the nursery self-evaluation is up to date and that actions are followed through promptly. This includes measures set by an Education Advisor, N100 audits, and mock inspections;
- Be responsible for planning and logistics, including the pattern of the day routine, set up of learning experiences across the nursery, managing sufficient ratios and rotas;
- Overall responsibility for the timely completion for the following: daily risk assessments; health and safety; EYFS statutory requirements and the overall quality of education;
- Regularly review and update the nursery risk assessments, ensuring the nursery is a minimal risk environment and that all team members are well-versed in our specified control measures;
- Continually action, maintain and critically assess all policies, procedures and practice to drive improvement and embed an open culture of behavioural safety;
- Promote professional development by providing regular feedback, guidance, coaching and learning opportunities;
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents, including nursery tours;
- Manage Bank and Agency staff, when necessary, and ensure their documentation is appropriate and up to date when they arrive at the nursery. Manage their deployment and ensure they get an induction to the nursery before going into Family Rooms;
- Provide cover in Family Rooms for any staff absences and appointments, be able to provide good care and model good practice for all ages meeting the Welfare requirements;
- Assist the manager in personnel and staffing procedures and issues, including carrying out interviews for new staff, return to work interviews, one-to-one meetings, disciplinaries, etc;
- Assist the Deputy Manager with invoicing and funding, dealing with queries relating to these and setting them up on the system;
- Promote and role-model safeguarding procedures and the importance of child welfare, taking the lead as Designated Safeguarding Lead as and when required;
- Ensure that our high standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the day
- Respect and value all team members, children and parents, encouraging a positive and diverse working environment
- Be a role model for exceptionally high standards, never cutting corners, thriving on feedback, and leading educational excellence.
- Responsible for always adhering to the company's H&S policy: “Statement of Intent"
- Support nursery operations with ad-hoc tasks to ensure the smooth running of the nursery
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