Nursery Manager Vacancy in Godmachester

Hours: 40

Location: Godmanchester

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: from £36,000.00 per year

Job Reference: MAN-GODMN

What are we looking for

Clarence House Day Nursery is a medium-sized nursery group with 15 nurseries in East Anglia and East Midlands.

We are looking for a highly skilled Nursery Manager to oversee our Nursery in Godmanchester.  As Nursery Manager, you will be working closely with our Operations Manager and admin team.

You will be working 40 hours a week, and your rate of pay will be from £36,000.00 per year, depending on experience.

You must have a proactive approach and a can-do attitude, with good organisational and delegation skills. As a Nursery Manager, you will be providing professional leadership and management to the nursery team, effectively managing the day-to-day running of the nursery and ensuring the highest standards of care, education and compliance.

You need:

• At least 1 year of previous experience as a Nursery Manager
• Minimum of 4 years of occupational experience in a nursery setting
• To have held a full and relevant Early Years qualification for at least 3 years
• An unrivalled dedication to delivering exceptional childcare
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills

Duties and responsibilities:

• To achieve and maintain high standards of care and education
• To effectively lead and manage the staff team, including recruitment and retention, providing day-to-day guidance, training and support to all staff
• To ensure all policies, procedures and curricula are implemented and adhered to at all times
• To effectively manage the budgets and occupancy levels
• To implement an effective parent liaison programme and to be influential in developing strong links with parents.

What can you expect from us:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related Bonus
• Attendance rewards
• Ongoing training and development
• Discounted childcare
• Free uniform
• Free lunches
• Pension contribution scheme
• Christmas and Summer staff parties
• Christmas present

Safeguarding is extremely important to us, we will pay for you to have an enhanced DBS check and we’ll fully supervise all employees until a clear DBS check is received.

Updated on 30/09/2025