Nursery Manager
West Derby, Liverpool (L12)
£33,000-£35,000 per annum
Full-time | Permanent | 40 hours per week
Flexible four or five-day working week
Lead a Nursery Where Children's Wellbeing Comes First
Revive EYFS Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting an experienced and inspirational Nursery Manager for a welcoming, family-run setting in West Derby.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a close-knit team within a nursery where children are genuinely at the centre of every decision. The setting provides care and education for babies and children up to five, combining an ambitious, play-based curriculum with a strong focus on emotional wellbeing, confidence and resilience. Willows Nurseries Ltd
As a supernumerary Nursery Manager, you will have dedicated time away from the rooms to lead your team, develop practice and manage the nursery effectively. You will also receive support from experienced administration, HR and SEND professionals, allowing you to concentrate on quality, people and outcomes for children.
The Role
You will take overall responsibility for the nursery’s daily operation, ensuring that children receive consistently excellent care and education.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing visible, supportive and inspirational leadership across the nursery
- Leading, motivating and developing a team of approximately 15 professionals
- Maintaining consistently high standards of care, education and safeguarding
- Ensuring practice meets the requirements of the EYFS and Ofsted
- Supporting Room Leaders and practitioners through coaching, supervision and constructive feedback
- Monitoring children's development and ensuring planning responds to their individual needs
- Promoting children's emotional wellbeing, confidence and independence
- Working closely with the nursery’s SENDCo to support inclusive practice
- Managing staff deployment, rotas and ratios effectively
- Leading safer recruitment, induction and staff-development processes
- Building trusted and professional relationships with parents and carers
- Managing occupancy and supporting the nursery’s continued growth
- Ensuring policies, records and compliance documentation remain accurate and current
- Overseeing health and safety, risk assessments and the suitability of the nursery environment
- Managing concerns and complaints professionally and constructively
- Supporting the nursery to remain inspection-ready every day
- Creating a positive culture where staff feel valued, supported and encouraged to develop
About You
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Hold a full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification or above
- Have previous Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager or substantial senior leadership experience
- Have a strong working knowledge of the EYFS and Ofsted requirements
- Demonstrate excellent safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement
- Have experience leading, coaching and developing nursery teams
- Can manage staffing, ratios, occupancy and nursery operations confidently
- Understand how to monitor and improve the quality of teaching and learning
- Are confident supporting children with SEND and working with external professionals
- Communicate effectively with children, families and colleagues
- Can manage challenging situations calmly and professionallyAre organised, commercially aware and comfortable taking accountability
- Lead with warmth, integrity and a genuine commitment to children's wellbeing
- Experience of supporting a nursery through an Ofsted inspection would be advantageous.
A Nursery With Wellbeing at Its Heart
The setting offers dedicated Baby, Toddler and Pre-School rooms alongside indoor and outdoor learning opportunities. Its curriculum places emotional wellbeing at the heart of practice and includes activities designed to develop resilience, confidence, independence and school readiness. Willows Nurseries Ltd
You will be joining a community-focused nursery that values strong parent partnerships and is committed to ensuring every child feels safe, known and supported.
What's on Offer
- £33,000-£35,000 per annum
- Permanent, full-time contract
- 40 hours per week
- Flexibility to work across four or five days
- Supernumerary management position
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Free parking available nearby
- Dedicated administrative support for funding and fees
- HR support and access to an employee-wellbeing app
- Qualified SENDCo support
- Online and local-authority training opportunities
- Two fully funded staff events each year
- Autonomy to shape nursery practice and team culture
- Genuine career progression, including potential future Area Manager opportunities as the organisation grows
Take the Next Step in Your Leadership Career
If you are an experienced Early Years leader looking for the autonomy to shape a nursery, develop a talented team and make a visible difference to children and families, we would love to hear from you.
All applicants will be subject to appropriate safer-recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references
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