Deputy Pre-School Manager
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,825 to £27,693 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Actual salary: £23,239 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Location: | Hellingly, Hailsham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | MARK Education Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
To plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities that promote each Child’s prime areas of learning to reach their full potential.
To act as key worker for a group of children, by observing, monitoring and accurately recording each individual’s development.
To model excellent practice and support peer on peer observation within the setting. Promote effective planning, preparation and participation in a range of activities ensuring the consistent and quality delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
To help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene.
To support with the transition to mainstream education and contribute to summative assessments. To attend home visits in the absence of the nursery manager.
To communicate with parents/carers about the day-to-day needs of the children by fostering parental involvement and encouraging positive parenting skills. Meet with key children’s parents/carers and review children’s next steps and identify areas for further development including how parents will support their children’s learning at home.
Attend internal and external moderation meetings to ensure assessment is accurate.
To develop and maintain good working relationships with parents/carers and external and internal agencies and partners.
Offer support to students, trainees and volunteers liaising with colleagues as required
To attend parent evenings/open days as required.
To attend staff and team meetings as appropriate and contribute to staff meetings, team training days and other meetings within the setting and wider school.
To assist in the organisation of registers and staff rotas to ensure that staff/child ratios are maintained at all times.
To assist the Pre-school Manager in supporting staff in their roles.
To deputise for the Pre-school Manager in his/her absence and fulfilling the Pre-school Manager role.
To ensure that the Pre-school meets safety and hygiene requirements.
To help ensure that the aims and objectives of East Sussex County Council’s statutory framework for the early year’s foundation are met within the Nursery.
To be aware of and respond to the School’s Safeguarding Policy, Confidentiality Procedures and other School policies.
To ensure that everyone involved with the Nursery are treated as unique individuals with respect and full consideration, in line with the school’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
General
All school-based staff can be expected to work across both the school and pre-school, undertaking duties of the same grade on a short-term basis to cover when necessary.
Performance Management
Participating in the Academy’s arrangements for performance management, professional development and the Academy’s arrangements for quality assurance and internal verification
Attend relevant CPD opportunities
Safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
To plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities that promote each Child’s prime areas of learning to reach their full potential.
To act as key worker for a group of children, by observing, monitoring and accurately recording each individual’s development.
To model excellent practice and support peer on peer observation within the setting. Promote effective planning, preparation and participation in a range of activities ensuring the consistent and quality delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
To help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene.
To support with the transition to mainstream education and contribute to summative assessments. To attend home visits in the absence of the nursery manager.
To communicate with parents/carers about the day-to-day needs of the children by fostering parental involvement and encouraging positive parenting skills. Meet with key children’s parents/carers and review children’s next steps and identify areas for further development including how parents will support their children’s learning at home.
Attend internal and external moderation meetings to ensure assessment is accurate.
To develop and maintain good working relationships with parents/carers and external and internal agencies and partners.
Offer support to students, trainees and volunteers liaising with colleagues as required
To attend parent evenings/open days as required.
To attend staff and team meetings as appropriate and contribute to staff meetings, team training days and other meetings within the setting and wider school.
To assist in the organisation of registers and staff rotas to ensure that staff/child ratios are maintained at all times.
To assist the Pre-school Manager in supporting staff in their roles.
To deputise for the Pre-school Manager in his/her absence and fulfilling the Pre-school Manager role.
To ensure that the Pre-school meets safety and hygiene requirements.
To help ensure that the aims and objectives of East Sussex County Council’s statutory framework for the early year’s foundation are met within the Nursery.
To be aware of and respond to the School’s Safeguarding Policy, Confidentiality Procedures and other School policies.
To ensure that everyone involved with the Nursery are treated as unique individuals with respect and full consideration, in line with the school’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
General
All school-based staff can be expected to work across both the school and pre-school, undertaking duties of the same grade on a short-term basis to cover when necessary.
Performance Management
Participating in the Academy’s arrangements for performance management, professional development and the Academy’s arrangements for quality assurance and internal verification
Attend relevant CPD opportunities
Safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.