St Andrew’s Prep is looking for an experienced and inspirational Head of Nursery to be responsible for the leadership and management of the Nursery providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children 9 months – 4 years of age.

The successful candidate will ideally have an appropriate Early Years qualification with previous experience of managing a Nursery setting and a proven track record of leading and managing a team of staff. We expect to appoint a person of great energy, enthusiasm, ambition and vision who possesses strong leadership, integrity, communication and interpersonal skills.

1. Job Title: Head of Nursery

2. Responsible to: Headmaster

3. Job Summary:

• To be responsible for the leadership and management of the Nursery providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children 9 months to 4 years of age.
• To work in partnership with parents, carers and professionals to promote the well-being of the children.
• To develop, implement and review the policies, procedures and practices within the Nursery.
• To promote the vision and aims of the school.

4. Person Specification:

The successful candidate will possess

• a proven track record of leading and managing a Nursery setting
• appropriate Early Years Qualification or equivalent
• excellent knowledge and understanding of the EYFS Framework
• strong leadership, integrity, communication and interpersonal skills
• attention to detail and a commitment to excellence
• a high regard for the need of confidentiality at all times
• a good sense of humour
• excellent organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines
• knowledge and experience of inspections by Ofsted and by the Independent School’s Inspectorate inspections would be beneficial.

5. Terms and Conditions

Salary: Competitive dependent on experience

Hours of Work: Those hours necessary to fulfil the requirements of the job but unlikely to be less than 40 hours a week, all year round.

Pension: After three months’ service you may be automatically enrolled into the Eastbourne College WorkSave Pension Scheme (details are available from the HR Department), depending on your level of earnings, however you may also choose to opt in to the pension scheme. The College will contribute 5% of your gross salary and you will be expected to contribute 3%. You may choose to opt out of the pension scheme.

Holiday: Six weeks paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Other Benefits:

Life Assurance

Free meal during normal working hours (term time only)

Free use of Charity facilities including pool and gym

Free tickets to College productions

6. Application Process

To apply, please visit https://www.standrewsprep.co.uk/contact/employment-opportunities/ and click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete the mandatory application form.

A letter of application addressed to the Headmaster and an up-to-date CV should be uploaded with this online application form

Closing Date: Applications should be received by 5pm on 05 February 2026

Early applications are encouraged. Applications will be considered upon receipt, and we reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy.

For further information please contact Human Resources Department on hr@eastbourne-college.co.uk or tel: 01323 452288.

7. Safeguarding Statement

St Andrew’s Prep is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to appropriate child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS

All post holders will be engaging in regulated activity.

All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Charity is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

St Andrew’s Prep welcomes applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our pupil intake. We consider the most important factor to be the right skills, abilities and attitude for the job which will ultimately improve the well-being and education of the pupils.