The Treehouse jobs in Croydon

The Treehouse Club is a multi award winning group of Forestry Nurseries, Preschools and Out of School Clubs in the heart of Essex. Operating for 15 years, we have grown to 13 settings.

We are looking for an experienced PreSchool Manager who loves the benefits of outdoor education and can expand the setting on our forest school ethos.

Term time only working 8.00am to 4pm

Benefits of our preschool manager include:

• Free daily lunch
• Free parking
• Extra birthday day off on us!
• Sick Pay
• Pension
• Well being package
• Staff events

Duties

• Oversee the daily running of the pre-school centre, ensuring smooth operations and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Lead, motivate, and support a team of childcare staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Develop and implement educational programmes that promote early childhood development in line with best practices.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, and hygiene within the centre.
• Build strong relationships with parents and guardians, providing regular updates on children's progress and addressing any concerns.
• Organise staff rotas, training sessions, and professional development activities to enhance team skills.
• Ensure all activities are engaging, inclusive, and tailored to the needs of young children.
• Manage administrative tasks such as budgeting, record keeping, and reporting to regulatory bodies.

Experience

• Proven management experience within a childcare or nursery setting.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide a team effectively.
• Extensive experience working directly with children in early childhood education or childcare environments.
• Knowledge of nursery regulations, child protection policies, and health & safety standards.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Experience in developing educational programmes suitable for preschool-aged children.
• Valid driving licence is preferred to facilitate centre visits or community engagement activities. This role is ideal for an enthusiastic professional committed to delivering high-quality early childhood education while leading a dedicated team in a supportive environment. Applicants should demonstrate organisational abilities, compassion for children, and effective communication skills to succeed as our Pre-school Manager.

Safeguarding statement:

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and takes its statutory duties and responsibilities in this context very seriously. We expect everyone working in or on behalf of the setting to share our commitment.

We take pride in ensuring that our robust policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and implemented consistently, by everyone, as we strive to maintain a strong safeguarding working practices and culture. Annual safeguarding training is provided to all staff and is an integral part of the setting’s Continued Professional Development training. All staff, volunteers and main contractors undergo appropriate DBS checks prior to appointment.

Safer recruitment:

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club applies safer recruitment policies to ensure that all of our staff are suitable to work with children and young people. We advise you in advance that two people will be involved in your recruitment process. Both people will partake in your interview and each person will individually review all applications and paperwork to ensure that you are suitable for the role.

Part of our safer recruitment procedure includes obtaining references for you. One of these references must be your latest employer. If you are unable to obtain a reference before the interview from your current employer then you must obtain references from the employer before that as well as one other reference.

References from former employers are preferable over any other referee. Please note that we will need to obtain a reference from your latest employer before completing our processes for you to commence working for us.

We are at liberty to advise you that if there are gaps in your employment history or any other information that gives us cause for concern, we will contact your former employers to obtain further information and satisfy any concerns that we have.

Eligibility to work within the UK:

We will need to obtain evidence from you to confirm that you are eligible to work within the UK. We confirm that this information, as well as all personal information, will be held in our Staff Central Record.

Pay: £17.00-£18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brentwood CM13 3RB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Must hold a level 3 in early years
• Must have held a senior postion in early years

Work Location: In person