Pre-School Deputy Manager

Fairhaven Pre-School
School Road
South Walsham
Norwich
NR13 6DZ

Tel: 07508842203
Email: [email protected]  
Web: www.fairhavenpreschool.co.uk 

• Salary – £12 – £13 per hour dependant on experience
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 3-4 days a week
• Sessional/flexible
• Term time only

Fairhaven First Steps Preschool is a non-profit making community preschool, with charitable status, and is run by an entirely voluntary management committee, comprised of parents, carers and members of the community. A maximum of 24 children are registered at any one session aged from 2 years. The setting is currently a pack away setting based in South Walsham Village Hall. We have a large open space inside with toilets and kitchen and a large outside fenced off garden for the children to play in.

Our Deputy Manager will be Working in partnership with the preschool Manager to put into practice the changes and ideas that are required to achieve our vision for Fairhaven Preschool. As well as overseeing and advising staff with their children’s PLP’s, SEN funding applications (and referrals where necessary) and updating SEN documentation as and when required in your joint role as SENCo.

Should you wish to discuss the role further please contact our Manager – Gemma Bloom on 07508842203

How to apply

A job description and key qualities document are available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, please select the orange ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details.

Completed forms should either be returned by email to – [email protected]  or by post to the pre-school.

Closing date:                  11 February 2024
Interview date:        w/c 12 February 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.