Head of Nursery as Parental Leave Cover

The MONTESSORI Förderkreis Nürnberg e. V.
is looking for a
Head of the Nursery (m/w/d) as
parental leave cover

The MONTESSORI Förderkreis Nürnberg e. V. is the sponsor of a state-approved MONTESSORI primary and secondary school as well as a MONTESSORI children's house with three nursery groups, four kindergarten groups and five after-school care groups. We support over 600 children and young people aged 1 to 17 according to the principles of Maria Montessori's pedagogy and employ approx. 170 staff in the areas of education, training, pedagogy and administration. We are all inclusive.

You lead a team of up to 14 specialist and support staff. For the pedagogical development of the nursery, you provide impulses based on the principles of Maria Montessori's pedagogy and integrate them into daily work. Alongside the pedagogical development of the nursery, you are also involved in developing the management structures of the children's house. You seek personal contact with children and parents and communicate with them at eye level. At the same time, you manage the ongoing nursery operations with everything that entails - reliably, responsibly and respectfully.

Your tasks:

• You are the pedagogical and administrative head of the nursery

• You take on staff management and staff development for all employees of the nursery

• You have professional and disciplinary supervision of up to 14 employees

• You take on the creation of duty rosters, working time control and staff deployment planning, as well as personnel administration

• You are responsible for conducting staff appraisal meetings

• You promote teamwork and collaboration with parents

• You plan the admission and settling-in of children into our facility

• You are responsible for applicant management, selection and induction of new colleagues

• You share responsibility for organising safety, hygiene, order and maintenance, as well as procurement of materials

• You support group duties in cases of staff absence

• You are responsible for preparing and running team meetings and team days

• You are the contact person for children, the team and parents for feedback and complaints

• In collaboration with the board and the heads of the kindergarten and after-school care facilities, you are involved in developing future management structures

Your profile:

• completed degree in Social Work or Social Management, or completed training as a state-recognised early childhood educator (Erzieher*in) or comparable qualification

• leadership and professional experience as pedagogical head (or deputy) of a nursery

• relevant professional experience, ideally in the pedagogical leadership of a nursery

• an empathetic, flexible personality who enjoys shaping things and contributing ideas

• particular interest in a basic understanding of the philosophy, the didactic structure and the fundamental theory behind the concept of "Montessori"

• Montessori diploma or willingness to obtain it alongside work

• a high level of commitment, teamwork and flexibility

• enjoyment of organisational and planning work

• a friendly, communicative manner

• a respectful and trustworthy approach to all people

• experience and sensitivity to the individual personal development of children

• good MS Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint

What we offer

• a modern, well-equipped workplace with varied design opportunities

• an interesting and varied field of work

• freedom for creativity and development, including through to the Montessori diploma

• opportunities to help shape and for personal development

• a full-time position of 39 hours per week, where part-time requests within a job-sharing arrangement will be considered where possible

• classification based on the job characteristics in connection with the training and professional experience of the post, in accordance with TVöD SuE

• 30 days' holiday based on a 5-day week, in addition the 24 December and 31 December are additionally days off

• annual special payment and capital-forming benefits

• occupational pension scheme for old-age security

• time-value account for the option of, among other things, early retirement or sabbatical

• job ticket

• good transport links and free parking nearby

A prerequisite for employment is, among other things, the presentation of an extended certificate of good conduct.

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