Unit Manager for 2Kabouters & 2Ooievaars

Your locations

2Kabouters is a daycare center and after-school care facility in the charming Zeeheldenkwartier neighborhood. We share a beautiful new building with De Spiegel elementary school and have lovely group rooms with plenty of light and space to play, relax, and explore. 2Ooievaars is a daycare center located in a beautiful historic building across from the Museon in the Statenkwartier. Here, we have a lovely outdoor area and a large indoor playground. Both locations are well-established in the neighborhood but still have plenty of potential.

What will you be doing?

In addition to your role in the neighborhood, you are, of course, primarily responsible for your locations. Together with the Location Coordinators and the teams, you ensure that you excel in the field of early childhood education. As a Unit Manager, you’re not afraid to adapt quickly and make decisions. Moreover, the best care for children comes from employees who are empowered. You are proactive, decisive, and appreciative, and you see it as a challenge to support employees in developing their talents. You also have an eye for group dynamics and work processes. A lot has happened recently at both locations. That is why we are looking for a Unit Manager to strengthen the teams, so that everyone can enjoy coming to work again.

Our social mission

As a community-based childcare organization, 2Samen believes in equal opportunities—including opportunities for development—for all children, both within our centers and beyond. We are committed to ensuring a promising start in every neighborhood. We achieve this, in part, through our neighborhood-focused approach. Our goal is for our locations to become part of the community network and for 2Samen to align as closely as possible with the neighborhood’s needs. That is why we collaborate with all kinds of local organizations, such as libraries, community centers, and local businesses. As a Unit Manager, you play a key role in this. Curious to learn more about what the neighborhood approach entails? Then read our “ZINvol” section.

Why choose 2Samen?

2Samen is a warm and informal organization with short lines of communication. We are a learning organization and are constantly striving to improve. For example, by providing customized solutions and always trying new things. If something doesn’t work out? Then we’ll try something different next time! This fundamental approach gives you the opportunity to increasingly apply and further develop your knowledge and experience. We value you for your talents and simply for who you are. Moreover, with 900 employees and 70 locations in The Hague, Naaldwijk, and Monster, we are the largest professional childcare provider in the region. That, too, creates opportunities for great initiatives!

Here's what we offer

Salary in accordance with the Child Care Collective Bargaining Agreement

You will be offered a contract with us for 32–36 hours per week. Your salary will be based on the Childcare Collective Bargaining Agreement. As a Unit Manager, you will be placed in pay grade 10, with the potential to advance to pay grade 11, earning a gross monthly salary between €3,799 and €5,794, based on a full-time position. Your exact salary will depend on your work experience. And, good to know: full-time at our company is 36 hours!

A pleasant work environment with great coworkers

As a Unit Manager, you’ll naturally spend most of your time at the childcare centers that belong to your unit. You’ll also have regular meetings at the beautiful, bright (head) office that embodies the 2Samen spirit, located on the outskirts of The Hague’s city center and close to 2Kabouters and 2Ooievaars. You’ll receive support from the staff departments (such as Facilities, HR, Pedagogy, and Marketing & Communications), your own Regional Manager, and, of course, your fellow Unit Managers. At 2Samen, there’s a relaxed atmosphere where you can be completely yourself.

Plenty of opportunities to learn and grow

At 2Samen, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new things and grow professionally. See a course that’s a good fit? Go for it! We also place a strong emphasis on job satisfaction and well-being.

In addition, 2Samen is a talent-based organization guided by Luk DeWulf’s vision. This means we don’t view talents as mere skills (such as being good at soccer or working in a highly structured way), but rather as the things that make time fly by—and the underlying reasons behind them. Perhaps you love sports because you enjoy staying active. Or maybe it’s because you thrive on collaborating with teammates. And you work in a structured way because you like having an overview and sharing that with colleagues. In short: a vision from which we continue to learn a great deal every day and which you can also use to start a conversation with your team(s).

Priority for a spot at 2Samen for your own child(ren)

2Samen has about 70 locations in The Hague, Monster, and Naaldwijk. Do you live in the area and have children for whom you’re looking for childcare? As a 2Samen employee, you’ll get priority for a spot for your own child(ren). That’s great, because you can be sure your child is in good hands!

Year-end bonus, full public transportation reimbursement (or a mileage allowance), and a bicycle purchase plan

Every 2Samen employee receives a year-end bonus of 4% with their December paycheck. Of course, the amount depends on how many hours you work and when you started working this year.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive travel allowance. For example, you can receive full reimbursement for public transportation costs with a train or tram pass covering the route (or area) between your home and your workplace. Do you drive, bike, or walk to work? In that case, you’ll receive a fixed mileage allowance.

Speaking of bicycles… you can also buy a bike at a great price through 2Samen. It’s always a good option if you want to stay healthy and active and live within cycling distance of your new job.

Pension Plan

The pension fund for the childcare sector is “Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn.” 2Samen pays 50% of your pension contribution. As an employee, you also pay 50%. This is how we build your pension together.

What do we expect from you?

• HBO-level academic and intellectual ability
• A firm yet supportive leadership style
• Excellent social and communication skills
• Big-picture perspective, analytical skills with an eye for growth and improvement
• A positive, open-minded attitude
• Decisiveness and drive
• Ideally, you have experience in childcare

Apply

Does this job opening and our social mission inspire you? Then apply now using this form. We’d also love to hear from you even if you don’t quite fit our ideal profile. Do you have any questions about this job opening? Please contact Regional Manager Margo Gankema at 070 338 5500 or via werkenbij@2samen.nl.