Room Supervisor
Responsible to: Stuart & Suzanne Evans, (Owners)
Manager, Deputy Manager & Assistant Deputy Manager
Job Purpose: - Ensuring correct management and supervision of designated room.
Job Duties:
· Providing full care of children i.e. ensuring that all their physical needs (food & personal hygiene) and rights are met and that they are safely delivered to parents and carers and or named individuals.
· Providing safe, creative, appropriate play/ learning opportunities with a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
· Responsible of promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
· Assisting the Manager & / or Deputy, when required, with day-to-day administration, record keeping, ordering, and purchasing of materials and equipment.
· To administer First Aid, as appropriate.
· Liaise with and encourage parental involvement and support of the nursery. Deal appropriately with any concern they may have.
· Liase where required with multi-professional.
· Liaise, when required, with Ofsted, Cheshire East Council Families and Children Team etc. to keep up to date with relevant news / legislation.
· Attend meetings and training as appropriate.
· Carrying out all responsibilities and activities within an equal opportunity framework.
· Working within Apples & Pears policies and procedures.
· To be fully coherent with the Revised EYFS Framework and working with the Manager and other personnel ensure they are fully adhered to.
· To work with the Manager in trying to achieve all relevant quality assurance schemes.
· Any other duties as may be reasonably expected of the post holder.
Person Specification
Essential for the post: -
· Qualified NVQ Level 3, NNEB, B-Tec. or equivalent / above.
· At least 2 years experience of working in a responsible position in a childcare setting.
· An understanding of top-quality childcare and willingness to continuously improve standards.
· A commitment to equal opportunities.
· Ability to provide and facilitate safe, creative play and learning.
. Ability to communicate at all levels.
· Ability to lead, motivate and involve staff.
· Ability to work on your own initiative.
· Ability to use judgment and common sense.
Desirable for the post: -
* A current first aid certificate.
* Level 1 Certificate in Basic Safeguarding Awareness
* A current, clean driving license.
* A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
* Manual Handling Certificate
Apples & Pears are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record Check via the DBS, as well as the usual vetting procedures. It is essential in making your application that you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.91 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Sandbach, Cheshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
* Childcare: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
* NVQ Level 3 (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 17/10/2025
Reference ID: Room Supervisor (2 Year Room)