Head of Nursery

The Opportunity

St Andrew’s Prep is looking for an experienced and inspirational Head of Nursery to be responsible for the leadership and management of the Nursery providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children 9 months – 4 years of age.

The successful candidate will ideally have an appropriate Early Years qualification with previous experience of managing a Nursery setting and a proven track record of leading and managing a team of staff. We expect to appoint a person of great energy, enthusiasm, ambition and vision who possesses strong leadership, integrity, communication and interpersonal skills.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will possess

• a proven track record of leading and managing a Nursery setting
• appropriate Early Years Qualification or equivalent
• excellent knowledge and understanding of the EYFS Framework
• strong leadership, integrity, communication and interpersonal skills
• attention to detail and a commitment to excellence
• a high regard for the need of confidentiality at all times
• a good sense of humour
• excellent organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines
• knowledge and experience of inspections by Ofsted and by the Independent School’s Inspectorate inspections would be beneficial