Room Manager

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Job description

About the Role:
During these ever-changing and uncertain times, we want to reassure you that we are still recruiting in our nursery and your application is very important to us. It is always our number 1 priority to keep our practitioners and children safe, therefore we have implemented measures in order to do this such as providing our teams with access to hand sanitiser and PPE, including face masks, while our nurseries are being regularly and thoroughly cleaned thanks to our new deep cleaning system.

Being a Room Manager for Your Coop Childcare means you get to combine your sociable, customer focused nature with your enthusiasm and passion for childcare! In this role, you will be working with children from 3 months to 5 years, providing physical and emotional care enabling an excellent learning environment, all while working for a business that puts people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Room Manager you will be responsible for:

• Providing high standards of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
• Working as part of a team to provide a safe, caring environment to enable the emotional, social, and educational development of children, through individual attention and group activities
• Working within the requirements set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Supporting colleagues throughout the nursery
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with parents and guardians
About You:
To be successful in this role you will need:

• NVQ in Early Years Childcare Level 3 or above (please note, Health and Social Care qualifications are not suitable)
• ICT qualification or a sound knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Enhanced DBS check
• Occupational Health Check
• Two Satisfactory References

Why Join Us?
You may be thinking what makes Coop Childcare unique? Why should I join? Here are three reasons why you should join the society!

1. Community - We put our people at the heart of everything we do and are never afraid to offer a helping hand
2. Culture - We have a flexible and unique working culture where everyone has the platform to voice how we can do better
3. Opportunity - We pride ourselves on the foundation that everyone should have the ability to grow and prosper

Joining us means you will be part of something amazing and it also means you will have access to lots of great benefits including:

• 10% Coop Discount (20% every payday weekend on food)
• Coop Exclusive Discounts (Who doesn't love a discount)
• 22 Days Annual Leave (Because we all need a break)
• Coop Society Membership (Because we want to know how we can do better)
• 3 Days a Year for Volunteering Hours (Now more than ever we need to support one another)
• GroceryAid Colleague Support (Because sometimes we all need a helping hand)
• Refer a Friend Reward Scheme (We want everyone to shout how a business should be run)
• Training and Development Opportunities (Because everyone can be themselves)