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Staff Development & Quality Lead
Job summary
A leading childcare organization in Greater Manchester offers a role for a Staff Development & Quality Lead, focusing on enhancing staff training and ensuring compliance across six sites. This full-time position includes overseeing staff development and delivering high-quality training to nurture the next generation of professionals. The ideal candidate will hold a Level 3 Early Years qualification, with a Level 6 qualification seen as advantageous. This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive team that prioritizes professional development and staff wellbeing.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification is mandatory.
- Level 6 qualification in Early Years, Education, or Leadership is desirable.
- Strong understanding of EYFS, safeguarding, and Ofsted expectations required.
Responsibilities
- Lead high-quality staff training across all six nursery sites.
- Provide in-room coaching, guiding staff and modelling best practices.
- Plan and deliver continuous professional development sessions.
Skills
Education
Staff Development & Quality Lead
Salary: From £40,000 (DOE)
Hours: Full Time – 42.5 hours per week
Holiday: 30 days including bank holidays
Location: Multi-site across Greater Manchester
Driving licence & car: Essential
Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool is a high-performing, multi-site nursery group with an Outstanding reputation, a strong leadership structure, and a genuine commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development.
With six busy settings and over 150 dedicated team members, we are introducing a new senior leadership role designed to support growth, consistency and excellence across the organisation.
We are recruiting a Staff Development & Quality Lead to strengthen consistency, enhance staff skills and ensure every team member receives the training and support needed to deliver exceptional practice.
This role covers all six sites and will play a pivotal part in maintaining quality, supporting professional development and embedding strong early years practice.
- Leading high-quality staff training across the company
- Providing in-room coaching, modelling and professional guidance
- Planning and delivering CPD sessions and workshops
- Leading new-starter inductions and embedding consistent onboarding
- Developing individual training plans and long-term development strategies
- Maintaining and reviewing apprentice off-the-job (OTJ) logs
- Scheduling, approving and quality-checking OTJ time
- Conducting Experience-Based Route meetings and training
- Supporting reflective practice and professionalism
- Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team
- Supporting HR processes and providing leadership in the absence of the Operations & Processes Manager
- Supporting performance improvement plans relating to practice or professionalism
- Liaising with Nursery Managers to embed consistency, quality and compliance with EYFS and Ofsted expectations
- Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification
- Level 6 (Early Years/Education/Leadership) – desirable
- Strong understanding of EYFS, safeguarding and Ofsted expectations
- Experience in delivering training or mentoring staff
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Confident communicator able to inspire and develop others
- Highly organised, self-motivated and proactive
We are exceptionally proud of the culture we have built. Working with us means:
- Being part of an innovative, supportive Senior Leadership Team
- Real opportunities for career progression
- A company that invests heavily in staff development and wellbeing
- Regular incentives, appreciation events and wellbeing initiatives
- A leadership team that values transparency, fairness and staff voice
- Additional CPD and leadership development pathways
Join us and help nurture the next generation of professionals in a warm, caring and ambitious environment.
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