Deputy Nursery Manager
St Albans FWC | Childcare | Permanent contract | Full time
Up to £35,000 per annum depending on experience
40 hours per week
Our Nuffy Bear Day Nursery is seeking Deputy Nursery Manager to be based at (insert site) in our Nuffield Health gym.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help run one of the brilliant nurseries inside the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. We’re Ofsted registered and we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. From swimming to mindfulness, our initiatives are designed to support children’s wellbeing and education.
As a Deputy Nursery Manager in the Nuffy Bear Day Nursery at our club, you’ll be qualified with either the NNEB, an NVQ Level 3, BTEC, BA Hons or equivalent. Ideally.
As a Deputy Nursery Manager, you will:
- Support the team and deputise in the absence of the Nursery Manager
- Ensure that we provide the highest standards of care and education
- Promote the health, growth and development of every child in our nursery
- Follow the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Oversee planning activities and assessments while implementing childcare legislation updates
- Know and implement safeguarding policies and procedures
- Maintain great communication with parents, carers and external professionals
- Support the Nursery manager in the operational responsibilities of the Nursery
- Drive the nursery to provide exceptional high quality standards in line with the Nuffy Bear Ethos
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
This includes:
- Free Gym membership across all our Fitness & Wellbeing clubs,
- Discount off Nuffy Bear Day Nurseries.
- Company Pension Scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
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This advert is for Deputy Nursery Manager with Nuffield Health in St Albans, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Nursery manager role. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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