Person Specification

Job Title:	Deputy Nursery Manager
School/Service:	Student & Academic Services

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
Qualifications
1	Hold a level three core competence qualification in Early Years and Child Development	E	A
2	Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification in Early Years, hold Early Years Professional Status	D	A
Experience
3	Evidence of progressive professional development	E	A
4	Good post qualifying childcare experience and extensive knowledge of Health and Safety including risk assessments within Early Years	E	A/I
5	Substantial nursery administration and financial experience in a full day care setting	E	A/I
6	Experience of dealing with formal / informal service complaints and monitoring of staff processes	D	A/I
Knowledge
7	A good knowledge of key legislation and procedures relevant to operating a regulated Early Years’ Service or to Local colleges	E	A/I
Skills and Behaviours
8	Demonstrate ability to be flexible in a demanding role, to organise a significant workload while balancing competing priorities and producing work to a high and accurate standard by agreed deadlines, attending open days, staff and parent evenings and working out of usual working hours as required	E	A/I
9	A track record of developing, implementing and delivering continuous improvement in service delivery	E	A/I
10	Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work constructively with a wide range of parents and staff, including evidence of the use of tact, diplomacy and negotiation	E	A/I
11	Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in simple and straightforward terms to students and staff (individuals or groups)	E	A/I
12	Evidence of delivering a positive customer service to all stakeholders such as; parents, colleges and specialised services	E	A/I
13	Ability to communicate issues clearly to Head of Service and parents along with external / internal partners such as; Local Authority, Ofsted and Environmental Health	E	A/I
14	Effective and committed team player able to work successfully with others and to build positive working relationships	E	A/I
15	Extensive and relevant IT skills. Familiarity with Childsplay and Microsoft Office an advantage	E	A/I

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