Head of Childcare & Early Years

H9 Recruitment are working with a national childcare provider to recruit for a Head of Childcare & Early Years into a new Senior position in the business.

The role will join the company at an exciting period of growth, and be part of the senior leadership team.

The Head of Childcare will be responsible for leading, developing and monitoring the childcare provision across the company. Leading the Quality Support, Safeguarding and Compliance teams and working closely with the Operations Team to ensure continued development of high quality service and childcare within OFSTED and group standards.

Responsibilities:

To lead and manage the Quality Support, Safeguarding and Compliance teams on day to day basis to support the continued development of high quality childcare across the group
To work with Directors, Operations Team, managers and staff to ensure consistently high quality provision of care within Nurseries
To be proactive in the early diagnosis of potential quality issues, ensuring strategies for improvement are implemented rapidly and that their impact is reported
Assist and support all nurseries in the delivery of high quality care to ensure they are fully prepared for OFSTED inspections and to exceed and improve OFSTED outcomes
To ensure the group works in partnership with professionals across all services and engages positively with Local authorities.

Candidate Requirements

Early Years degree or relevant childcare qualification
Experience of supporting Early Years setting in achieving high quality care provision
Experience and understanding of OFSTED inspections
Knowledge and understanding of quality improvement processes
Knowledge and understanding of excellent practice in safeguarding and child protection
Experience of relevant regulatory and inspection frameworks, accreditation and validation processes
A commitment to excellence and continuous improvement
Strong commitment to Safeguarding young children
Experience of managing teams within a similar setting

The role is based from head office in Greater Manchester, with travel to sites across England when required. There is the option to work from home on average 1 day per week.

The position comes with a salary between GBP60,000 – GBP65,000pa, plus a car allowance of GBP4,800pa. This is a permanent role