Are you passionate about working with children and have experience in early years education? Are you committed to providing an inclusive, nurturing, and safe environment where all children can thrive and feel welcome? Then we need you!
Jenny Wren Nursery is looking for a Deputy Manager to work alongside our manager, and team of staff and volunteers. We need someone who will:
- Work as part of the team under the direction of the Jenny Wren Nursery Manager to provide safe, high-quality education and care for nursery children.
- To supervise the setting in the absence of the Manager and to play in a key role in the administration of the nursery.
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of the daily programme of activities, ensuring that the needs of the children are met, observing and recording the children’s progress and achievements.
Jenny Wren Nursery is a nursery with a Christian ethos and owned by Emmanuel Church, and has been established for well over 30 years. Jenny Wren promotes a nurturing, inclusive, safe environment where all children can thrive and are welcome. We are a small setting, with a maximum of sixteen children attending each day, offering an environment which is familiar and where children, families and staff work closely together for the good of the children’s learning and care, health and overall well-being.
Salary: £15.50 per hour
Holidays: to be taken out of term-time.
Hours of work: 8:00am – 2:30pm two days per week (to be negotiated)
The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
For more information including a job description and application form, please email jennywrennursery@yahoo.com or telephone 01323 730118
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Katy Elliott on 01323 730118 or Rev. Paul Tabraham on 07311 801719
The closing date for applications is: Monday 22nd June 2026
Interviews will take place: w/c Monday 29th June 2026
OFSTED Inspection from February 2026: four categories ‘Strong Standard’ and two ‘Expected Standard’