Head Of Nursery Services

Head Of Nursery Services

£47,578- £52,457 per annum

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

About the role

The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs.

The Sheffield Nursery is a vibrant and diverse setting providing high quality education and care for children aged 6 months to 5 years. We believe that all children have the right to quality care and education in a safe, well organised and supportive environment. This is reflected through the diverse range of indoor and outdoor experiences offered to our children which are facilitated by our well-qualified, energetic and dedicated staff.

This role will specifically support our ambition to provide excellent provision for early years foundation stage education and care. With overall responsibility for our multiple nursery sites, you will report to the Head of Commercial Services

Main Responsibilities:

To achieve these specific duties, include, but are not limited to:

• To lead and develop the College s Nursery Services by growing the existing offer to develop new service propositions that maximise income and align with local and national Early Years priorities and initiatives.

• To maintain a Good or better Ofsted rating across nursery services by ensuring a safe, high quality learning environment that encompasses educational, physical, intellectual and social development in line with the Early Years Framework

• To lead on child protection, ensuring that the nursery services create a culture of vigilance, where children s welfare is promoted and where timely and appropriate safeguarding action is taken for children who need extra help

• Promote strong partnership working with parents, carers and other key stakeholders to ensure a culture of transparency and support in order to benefit the development of every child

• Ensure that the nursery curriculum follows the 7 areas of learning: i) communication and language, ii) physical development, iii) personal, social and emotional development, iv) literacy development, v) mathematics, vi) expressive arts and design, vi) understanding the world

• Ensure that the nursery is meeting or exceeding the expectations set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework for quality and consistency, secure foundations, partnership working and equality of opportunity

• In conjunction with the Head of Quality and Compliance Apprenticeships, WBL and Commercial, develop and monitor a robust self-assessment and quality improvement plan

• In partnership with the Curriculum, develop the nursery commercial training offer that supports student participation

• Provide support and direction through setting and monitoring of objectives, providing training and create personal development plans to ensure the achievement of targets and provision of appropriate environments for the care of children

• Lead and develop the College s nursery service to maximise the income generated and the cost effectiveness of the provision

• To manage and account for the nursery budget and prepare and present the annual nursery business plan

• Undertake market research to inform proposition and provision development and help identify future needs

• Support the development of the Sheffield College Nursery brand. Identifying, developing and working with Marketing to effectively promote new opportunities for the nurseries, which support the strategic plan and maximise the College brand potentialincluding the production of appropriate publicity, website and social media accounts

• Provide information and statistical returns to meet Local Authority, College and other relevant organisations requirements

• Develop, implement and review policies and procedures to ensure the nursery complies with all relevant legislation and regulations, maintaining records as required

From time-to-time these responsibilities may be reviewed so that they evolve as part of the college s strategic growth and success. You may also be required to take on other tasks related to the job to support the College in the delivery of its strategic aims, without changing the role's main purpose.

Cross College Responsibilities

You may be required to participate in cross-college teams and working groups on key projects.

You may need to attend relevant internal committees and groups.

You will act as a role model to colleagues, ensuring that the responsibilities of the post are carried out in line with the College s FREDIE+ values and behaviours.

Student Related Responsibilities

• Anyone who has regular contact with children and young people in their day-to-day responsibilities must ensure they are safe. You will work with the Safeguarding Team, ensuring concerns regarding students/apprentices are shared in a timely, accurate manner
• You will be involved in supporting college open days, during the exam season student enrolment, and any other required events.

Other Responsibilities

All staff are responsible for ensuring the college provides a safe and sustainable environment for students, staff and visitors. You will support this by:

• Understanding and undertaking the specific responsibilities for their role as documented within the Health and Safety Policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Data Protection Regulations.

Ensure that environmental sustainability is a key consideration in the actions we take, working towards the college s environmental strategy and net zero ambition.

What we can offer you

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £47,578- £52,457 based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Our benefits

• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with South Yorkshire Pensions- 18.6 %
• Annual leave - 37 Days (273.8 hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing, we offer
• Employee assistance programme through Bupa
• Occupational Health through PAM
• Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review ourRecruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact (url removed)

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, we re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

Safeguarding

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding

Next Steps:

To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at (url removed)- CVs are currently not accepted.

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Closing date: 27th April 2026

Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.