21/04/2026
🌟 Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Nursery Team at Unity Community Primary School 🌟
Unity Community Primary School is excited to be advertising for a new Nursery Manager to lead the Nursery Team within our school.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and driven Nursery Manager to join us. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the culture, environment, and standards of a setting based with a primary school.
Working closely with the Head of Early Years, you will play a key role in establishing an outstanding provision where children feel safe, inspired, and valued every day.
🧩 Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head of Early Years in leading the Nursery
- Maintaining high standards of care, learning, and development
- Lead by example in delivering engaging, inclusive early years practice
- Support staff recruitment, development, and supervision
- Build strong partnerships with parents and carers
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding, SEND, health & safety, and regulatory requirements
🔒 Safeguarding Commitment
At Unity Community Primary, the safety and wellbeing of children is at the heart of everything we do. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
This role is subject to:
- An enhanced DBS check
- References and full employment history checks
- Robust safer recruitment procedures in line with statutory guidance
🎯 What We’re Looking For
- Relevant Early Years qualification (Level 3 or above)
- Experience in a senior nursery role or leadership position
- Knowledge and/or experience of SENDCo responsibilities
- Strong understanding of the EYFS framework
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A proactive, positive attitude and passion for constant improvement
💡 What We Offer
- Term Time only working
- Full time, permanent contract after a successful probationary period
- The unique opportunity to work alongside our Head of Early Years within a school based setting
- A supportive and forward-thinking working environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- The support of the wider Big Life Group and wellbeing incentives such as your birthday day off
✅ The “Are You Our Kind of Person?” Checklist:
You can manage the demands of the children, the staff and the parents with a big smile and a 'can do' attitude
You can sing nursery rhymes with full commitment 🎶
You have the patience of a saint (or very close!)
You believe every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and heard
You champion inclusion and support every child to thrive
You can handle snack time like a pro 🍎
You’re a team player who brings positivity and energy
You take safeguarding seriously—always
Ready to be part of something special at Unity Community Primary?
We’d love to hear from you! Please contact the school and we can tell you how to apply.
