Assistant Nursery Manager
🚀 Join the Buzz at Our BRAND-NEW Busy Bees Nursery in Whitstable! 🐝
A brand-new nursery. A golden opportunity. This summer, Busy Bees is launching an exciting nursery in Whitstable, and we need a passionate, dedicated Assistant Nursery Manager to join us in giving our children the best start in life!
With space to welcome up to 110 little learners, this state-of-the-art setting is designed to spark curiosity, encourage creativity, and nurture young minds—and you’ll be there from day one to shape something truly special.
🐝 Why Join Busy Bees?
This is your chance to be part of something fresh, exciting, and built from the ground up! Be a founding team member, help shape the nursery culture, and create an environment where children and staff thrive together.
✨ Your Exclusive Busy Bees Benefits ✨
- 💷 Competitive salary: £35,089.60
- 🚀 Ongoing professional development: Grow with us!
- 🎂 Birthday off: Because YOU deserve a celebration!
- 👶 50% childcare discount: Supporting your family while you support others
- 🏖 Up to 28 days holiday: Plus bank holidays!
- 💖 Menopause support: Through Peppy, helping you through life’s milestones
- 🧘 Wellbeing perks: Access to Hive, our fantastic wellbeing & retail discount hub
- 🚴 Cycle to Work scheme: A healthy commute for a happier you!
- 💰 Pension & financial perks: Easy access to workplace pension through Cushon & Salary Finance support
- 🌏 Travel opportunities: Learn from childcare professionals around the world
- 🤝 Enhanced family leave & return-to-work bonus: Because balance matters
- 💛 Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders: Supporting your wellbeing
🐝 PLUS: You’ll get exclusive access to Hive, our Benefits & Wellbeing platform—filled with retail discounts, a Wellbeing Hub supporting your physical & mental health, a Celebrating You section recognizing our valued team members, and a Grow with Us area packed with development opportunities and training.
🏆 What You‘ll Do As An Assistant Manager
- ⭐ Support the Centre Director in overseeing daily operations and maintaining educational standards
- ⭐ Develop & deliver an engaging, high-quality curriculum tailored to children’s needs
- ⭐ Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and maintain health & safety standards
- ⭐ Provide leadership & mentorship to staff, ensuring a cohesive and motivated team
- ⭐ Enhance customer satisfaction by delivering exceptional service and promoting a positive nursery experience for families
- ⭐ Assist with administrative tasks, including scheduling, payroll, and recruitment
- ⭐ Manage operational records and support financial planning to ensure sustainability
🎯 Ideal Assistant Manager Candidate
- 🔹 Level 3 qualification or above in early years education
- 🔹 Experience in an early years setting, with supervisory experience an advantage—ideally as a Nursery Room Leader, Nursery Room Manager, or Nursery Practitioner
- 🔹 Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills to inspire and support your team
- 🔹 Passionate about fostering children’s development and creating positive relationships with families
✨ This is YOUR chance to be part of something exciting, rewarding, and career-changing. APPLY NOW and start your next adventure with Busy Bees! 🎉
