Room Manager - Babies in Sutton in Ashfield

As Room Manager, you will be the driving force behind the success of your room or unit—overseeing the “everyday” and taking the lead. You will operate an efficient and “to standard” room/unit and you will inspire, role model, coach and develop your Apprentice and Qualified Early Years Educators to deliver our ambitious and robust approach and curriculum to give all children the skills and experiences they need to take on the world without limitations. Every day you will balance the needs of the children, parents, your team and the business, ensuring you go above and beyond and excel in early years excellence. As part of your Room Manager role, you will also take on a Designated Role within the nursery.

Key Details

• Team/Business Area: Nursery
• Hours: At least 30-hours per week
• Line Manager: Head of Nursery

What You’ll Be Doing

Child-centric

• Ensure Cherubs Nurseries age-appropriate routines are thoroughly embedded and followed every day, giving children access to the wide range of facilities and extra-curricular activities each of our nurseries offer.
• Oversee the bi-weekly planning cycle for your room/unit, ensuring this is completed to Cherubs Nurseries standards and properly encapsulates the children for which it applies—utilising assessments, cohort and the children’s interests.
• Be responsible for the completion of the Nursery App including child profiles, parent communication, record keeping (daily diary, accident logs etc), observations and tracking.
• Promote high standards of child presentation and personal hygiene, ensuring children are regularly changed, have their faces cleaned and are comfortable.
• Be responsible for the presentation and maintenance of your room/unit—this includes planning board, displays, storage, cleanliness and furniture (including those not stored in your room/unit).
• Oversee snack and mealtimes, following Cherubs Nurseries Food Policy and Allergy, Intolerance and Dietary Requirement Policy.
• Work alongside your Head of Nursery to maintain a robust Key Person System, following Cherubs Nurseries standards. Ensure smooth transitions between one Key Person to another and between rooms—always communicating with the parents and putting the child’s needs first.

Communicate with Purpose

• Effectively allocate daily and weekly jobs and roles to your team, ensuring relevant experience where necessary—for example nappy changes, focus activities and room maintenance and cleaning.
• Take the lead in daily handovers, being that smiley, positive and knowledgeable point of contact for our parents and families—always representing your room/unit and Cherubs Nurseries in the best possible way.
• Meet with your Head of Nursery every month to discuss your room/unit and get aligned on nursery action plans and the annual aims and objectives of Cherubs Nurseries.
• Ensure your Qualified and Apprentice Early Years Educators are kept updated with any nursery or business updates or changes—positively and thoroughly answering any questions they may have. If you don’t have the answer, share with them the person who might.

Play to Win

• Undertake a Designated Role within the nursery, ensuring this is completed to the highest standard and tailored to the exacting needs of your nursery.
• Support in the planning of nursery events such as Summer Fair, Pre-School Graduation, Fairy Night, Parent’s Evening and Stay and Plays.
• Take responsibility for all room checks, forms and assessments—ensuring these are completed on-time and to the required standard.
• Have a grasp and understanding of all Cherubs Nurseries policies and procedures, always checking if you are unsure and sharing the importance of these with your team.

Seek out Solutions

• Effectively deal with any parent feedback, both positive and negative—taking the appropriate course of action. If you need to, involve your Head of Nursery to process this together.
• Ensure First Aid (including medication) is administered properly to any child or staff member in need. Take the appropriate course of action and record-keeping to ensure compliance.
• Identify and support any child with additional needs such as SEND or EAL. Work with the Head of Nursery, SENDCo and parents to access all available support to give the child the best start in life.
• Be responsible for the All About Me and successful Settling In of all new children and those who have transitioned into your room. Implement positive techniques including Family Books and a home-from-home environment.

Look out for each other

• Take an active role in the onboarding of new Educators to your room, making them feel welcome and upskilling them to Cherubs Nurseries standards.
• Be an advocate for your team—regularly sharing positive feedback for your team at morning briefings/evening debriefings, annual training events or on company social media.
• Develop and prepare your team for internal audits, mock Ofsted inspections and live Ofsted inspections. Inspire their curiosity to learn more about these and understand what they can do to bring about the best possible outcomes in these.

Remember, this role description is just a guide. If you see something you can’t tick off, we will support you to learn, develop and grow. Also, we want to make our recruitment process as accessible as possible—so please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments making.

Cherubs Nurseries is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees with disabilities and learning difficulties.