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Job Ref No. ECC424384-11S Position Type: Leader/Co-ordinator Pay Range: £30000 - £33000
Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 22/07/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: Tbc  

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Job description

Job title: Pre -School Manager

Responsible for: All staff

To provide safe, high quality education and care for early years children. To fulfil legal and statutory

requirements. To lead and manage staff on a day-to-day basis. To contribute to and to implement early

years policies. To ensure that all statutory, legal and setting obligations are followed and met.

Safeguarding requirement: Sunnyside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

and their families. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed

policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.

Main duties:

1. To take responsibility for drawing up long-term, medium-term and sessional curriculum plans which

take into account the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and to monitor the

effectiveness of the setting's curriculum; this may include working with external professionals.

2. To be responsible for providing a high quality of education and learning, ensuring that staff are

properly deployed, and to offer appropriate stimulation and support to the children attending the

setting.

3. To have an appropriate action plan in place which enables the setting to achieve and maintain a

minimum good Ofsted rating at the next inspection.

4. To take responsibility for ensuring that performance management systems are in place and followed

e.g. induction, probation, supervision, team meetings, appraisals and objective setting.

5. To ensure that staff are appropriately supported to carry out their role effectively, including the Early

Years SENCO.

6. To ensure the weekly planning of activities and events is shared on a Rota basis by all staff and

supported by the manager

7. To be responsible for implementing our system of observation and record keeping so that children's

progress and achievements are effectively and regularly assessed and to monitor the effectiveness

of the assessment procedures

8. To effectively supervise staff on a daily basis; to be responsible for monitoring the quality of

teaching; to participate in staff appraisals and to identify in-service training needs.To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child

protection concerns are always acted upon appropriately and immediately.

10. To ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. the daily attendance register, accident

and incident records.

13. To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the setting and its curriculum, exchanging

information about children's progress and encouraging parents' involvement.

14. To ensure that the preschool is a safe environment for children, staff and others, that equipment is safe,

standards of hygiene are high, safety procedures are implemented at all times and fire drills are

regularly practised.

15. To liaise with the local authority, Ofsted services and other professionals as necessary and ensure

that all legal and statutory requirements are implemented, and to provide reports as required.

16. To implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections.

17. To contribute to and to implement all early years policies and procedures, e.g. register and signing

out procedures, child protection, health and safety, confidentiality, food safety, setting hygiene.

18. To manage the pre-school budget, petty cash system and to ensure that any systems for income

collection or invoicing are followed.

19. To attend any conferences, training events or meetings deemed necessary for CPD and to keep up-

to-date with current good practice.

20. To ensure that accurate and up-to-date record keeping systems are in place e.g. children's records

of progress and any behavioural and development reports, any safeguarding issues, health and

safety issues, notes taken at staff supervision meetings, details of targets set and of any

performance concerns discussed.

21. To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the in accordance with the setting's

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Information about the school

Contact Information

Helen Taylor
22a Coach Road, Great Horkesley
Essex, CO6 4AT
Telephone: 01206272669
Email: admin@tiddlywinksgreathorkesley.co.uk

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