Nursery Manager

Are you looking to elevate your career as the heartbeat of our nursery where passion meets purpose in shaping tomorrow's brightest minds? Our vision is to provide inspirational Early Years provision from birth to four years, where best practice and excellent continued professional development, high achievement, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do for our children, our families and our staff.

We are seeking an experienced Nursery Manager to join our team to establish and develop our new nursery. You will play a pivotal role in setting up the new facility as well as leading on the recruitment of the nursery team. As the Nursery Manager, you will have a busy and varied workload, so if you are a well organised person who thrives on a busy working environment where no two days are the same, we would love to hear from you.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals who have/are:

• Management experience in an EYFS setting
• Extensive knowledge of the EYFS statutory requirements
• Customer-centric in your approach to work.
• Excellent communicators who work in a confidential and discreet manner and can think on their feet in a busy working environment.
• Experienced in the use of IT systems including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Adaptable and friendly with strong administration, time management and organisational skills.
• Able to multi-task, work hard and maintain high level of attention to detail when under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as comfortable working independently.
• Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional/alternative hours to cover any urgent issues that may arise.

In return we will offer:

• Support from a friendly, experienced and nurturing team in our nursery network.
• On-hand expertise from our dedicated education and operations teams who are ready to support you and the nursery.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Comprehensive staff benefits package including discounted; retail, holidays, tech, gym / leisure facilities and much more.
• Wellbeing packages and employee assistance programme.
• On site parking

Unity Schools Partnership Education is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unity Schools Partnership a Multi Academy Trust of 39 Schools and is committed to growth and career development. The Trust is a values driven organisation which is committed to developing young people as successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.

If you are ambitious and keen to work in a family of schools committed to these values, please consider applying for the post. For more information about Unity Schools Partnership please visit

Please use the following link to apply

Closing Date: 9.00am, 31 March 2025

Interviews: TBC

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.