Deputy Manager, Puddleducks Day Nursery

Deputy Manager - Puddleducks Day Nursery 
Location: Puddleducks, Grosvenor House, 12 Glengall Street, Belfast, BT12 5AD
Salary: £13,370.24 per annum. Scale point 26
Contract Tyoe: Permanent​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Working hours: 16 hours per week - 2 days

Please note that we currently don't offer sponsorship for this role.

Puddleducks are committed to enthusiastically delivering high quality care and education in a safe and stimulating environment to maximise the potential of each individual child placed under our wing.
Puddleducks is a purpose-built day nursery which offers bespoke, exciting, and carefree environments to allow children to flourish and thrive.

Located in the heart of the city, with bespoke, age-appropriate playrooms as well as a unique 19 x 12 metre indoor play area. At Puddleducks we really appreciate the benefits of outdoor play; our carefully designed multi-surface outdoor play area will allow children to enjoy the fresh air and enrich their learning opportunities in a safe, secure, and exciting way.

Your new role 
The role of the Deputy Manager is to assist the Manager in the day-to-day running of the Nursery, including general administration duties, managing the staff and the building, and organizing/implementing a stimulating and varied program of age appropriate activities for the children in the nursery in line with the High/Scope approach.

What we need from you
​​​​​​​Essential

• Level 5 CCLD Qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience in the management and support of staff and trainees in a day nursery setting
• At least 2 years Early Years practice in a day nursery setting with children aged 0-5 years including additional needs care
• Ability to monitor, retain, manage and motivate a staff team
• Excellent Knowledge of Registration and Inspection criteria.
• The Right to Work in the UK
• Ability to work flexibly to meet business needs

What we can offer you

• Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12 month period
• Westfield Health Rewards
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Long service annual leave increments and scheme
• Paid Access NI
• Uniform Provided​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Please see attached job description and specification for further details.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.