Description Role: Ref 10810 – Play Leader with Spring Oscars (Club Manager) Location: Edinburgh (View locations on our site here ) Salary: Up to £29,400 per annum Contract/Hours: Permanent – Flexible Hours (Shifts worked between 7.15am to 6pm, Monday to Friday) - pick and choose when you work, around your study, family, retirement or home life Closing date: Midnight on 27 th February 2025 Benefits: 20 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays Free childcare in our breakfast and after school clubs, with 50% discount in our holiday clubs Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes, and we'll tell you what you need to know… About Oscars Come and work in a key role with the wonderful growing team at Oscars, where our new management team encourage and support progression on our career pathway. We offer warm and friendly childcare for children aged 5 to 14 years. Many of our sites are located within the local primary schools fostering close links with the surrounding community. Our aim is to provide quality out of school childcare to children. We offer play and educational opportunities in a safe welcoming environment focusing on the social and educational welfare of each child. We are proud of our highly qualified and dedicated team who are passionate about nurturing children and promoting their well-being. The role We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Play Leader (equivalent to a nursery manager role) to join and lead our team site to provide a safe, caring, fun and stimulating environment. Our Play Leaders provide the highest standard of leadership to their teams while being supported by our wider operations team. What you’ll be doing In the role of Play Leader, you'll be: Promoting the emotional, physical, social, psychological, developmental, and educational well-being of children as paramount. Leading and be responsible for the day-to-day management of a Spring OSCARS before and after school care. Preparing the club for the daily activities, including snacks or breakfast is prepared in line with healthy eating guidelines. Managing a team of Play Work staff providing inductions, supervision, team meetings, appraisals and training. Liaising and taking a lead role with relevant partners ensuring effective communication and completion/recording of company and regulatory documentation. What we need from you Our successful candidate will have an enthusiastic and pro-active mindset with a positive attitude and have the ability to lead the team to form strong and supportive relationships with the parents, children and the team. Our Job Description outlines the requirements of the role, but the ‘must haves' are: Minimum level SVQ 3 or HNC qualification in Childcare or Early Years and willing to study further. Registration with Scottish Social Services Council. Experience of working in a senior/management role within a nursery setting or out of school setting. Experience of leading a staff team, including supervision, work allocation, assessment or training and professional development. A thorough knowledge and understanding of the Curriculum for Excellence, GIRFEC, Care Inspection requirements and relevant current legislation. An understanding of child protection processes, safeguarding and working with vulnerable children. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you. We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life. Good luck We can't wait to hear from you. Contact: If you need support with your application, please contact our Recruitment Team at RecruitmentServiceactionforchildren.org.uk quoting the above Reference. We'll be happy to give you any support you require. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion At Spring Oscars we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups. Male staff are often under-represented within this sector, and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are 5 sections for you to complete - Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration – please refer to the Job Description when applying. We also want to know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families. Talent Pool: We're sure you've got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If you're unsuccessful this time around, we'd like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let us know if you'd rather we didn't do that. Want to know more about Spring and Oscars? Check out our socials on X (Twitter), Linkedin, Facebook or Youtube. See below for further information about working with us: Employee Reward Booklet Spring Early Years Career Pathway Job Description