Bainton Road Nursery Manager

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience and highest qualification)
Hours: Full-time, 45 hours per week. 08:00 am - 6:00 pm Location: Bainton Road Nursery

Bainton Road Nursery

Bainton Road Nursery is a purpose-built and state-of-the-art facility to cater for the children of students and staff of St John’s College Oxford, with some places also available for children of Oxford University staff and students. Located just off the Woodstock Road at the northern end of the St John’s College Sports Ground with excellent transportation links. The building has an external play area, facing out over the College sports fields, that is partly covered and can be used all year round. The Nursery is expected to care for approximately 26 children.

Purpose of the Post

St John’s College seeks to appoint an experienced and professional Nursery Manager to join our wonderful nursery. The Nursery Manager will have full day-to-day responsibility for the ongoing running of the Nursery, both operationally and financially, leading the team to offer exceptional childcare in a small, caring and enabling environment. The post holder will report to the Domestic Bursar and will be a member of the college’s Nursery Committee.

The Nursery Manager will be responsible for development and ongoing management of the curriculum, built on a child-centred ethos that recognises the importance of supporting children in developing their early language and communication skills and their all-round development. The Nursery Manager will oversee the marketing of the setting, developing policies, registering new children to the Nursery, meeting OFSTED registration requirements, as well as staff recruitment, training and development.

Application procedure

How to apply

We are committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In accordance with Safer Recruitment policy, we will not be accepting CVs for this position. All candidates are required to use the attached Application Form. All applicants are requested to fill in an Equality Monitoring Form to help us fulfil our duties as an equal opportunities employer. The completed Application Form should be returned to vacancies@sjc.ox.ac.uk, or by post to the HR Office, St John’s College, St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JP, no later than Friday 30th October 2026.

If your application is successful, your appointment will be subject to:

A full job description can be downloaded from here.

Equal Opportunities

St John’s College is committed to providing equality of opportunity and avoiding unlawful discrimination. The policy and practice of the College require that all staff are afforded equal opportunities within employment and that entry into employment with the College and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases the ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of any protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.

Data Protection

All data supplied by candidates will be used only for the purpose of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018, General Data Protection Legislation, and the College’s Data Protection Policy and recruitment monitoring process.