CLOSING DATE: Friday, 3 January, 2025 - 17:00
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
HOURS: Part Time (35 hours per week / 5 days per week Monday - Friday, to manage and deliver all breakfast club and after school sessions during term time. Permanent, Term-Time Only (Additional two weeks out of term required for administration duties, spread across year). Excludes weekends and bank holidays.)
LOCATION: Bristol
DETAILS OF ROLE:
We are looking for a manager who is passionate about having a positive impact on KS1 children through the medium of arts, play and wellbeing activities. Allowing young people to start and end their day feeling calm and regulated ahead of school or home time. You will also have the ability to foster and maintain a strong and efficient team whose work and actions align with the core values of Unique Voice.
Our manager will passionately lead their team to provide a safe, stimulating, comfortable and friendly environment. They will complement school policies and fulfill statutory childcare provision requirements with thorough knowledge of Unique Voice policies and procedures.
The successful candidate will need to be organized, supportive, enthusiastic, and kind, with the ability to communicate and interact with both children, parents, and school staff in an approachable and professional manner. They must demonstrate they are a nurturing individual, hardworking, and have a good understanding of working with children ages 4 – 7 years.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Be responsible for the daily management of Breakfast and After School Club, including site resources, requirements, and premises health and safety.
* Team management, including staff scheduling, recruitment, and training.
* Be the main point of contact for parents and manage the booking system and registers.
* Ensure a safe, fun, and stimulating environment for children.
* Lead and coordinate various activities tailored to different age groups.
* Maintain professionalism in interactions with children, parents, colleagues, and schools.
* Safeguard the well-being of all children attending our clubs.
* Ensure you and your team maintain and follow our core values.
PERSON CHARACTERISTICS
* Experience of working with children and young people from a variety of backgrounds.
* Ability to build an authentic rapport with children and young people.
* Ability to empathize with the different needs and concerns of children and young people.
* Engaging, fun, and imaginative.
* Reliable, punctual, and organized with the ability to effectively manage the daily operations and running of the setting.
* A great team manager, who can support and inspire those around you.
* A great communicator who can interact with both children, parents, and school staff in an approachable and professional manner.
* Have an Enhanced DBS certificate registered on the Update Service or willing to undertake a new Enhanced DBS Check and register with the Update Service.
* Willingness to carry out company policies, particularly regarding safeguarding and child protection.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
* Minimum two years’ experience managing a childcare setting of a similar nature.
* Awareness of Safeguarding (Further training will be provided).
* Proven ability to manage a team, including recruitment, training, and scheduling of staff.
* Experience of working creatively with children and young people.
* Full driving license and access to a vehicle.
* Level 3 Qualification in Childcare / Early Years Care.
* Experience working with young people and their families, with an awareness of additional support needs.
* Paediatric First Aid (Training can be provided).
* Experience using childcare booking software and register management.
All areas of the form should be completed in full to comply with our safer recruitment policy.
CLOSING DATE: Friday 3rd January 2025.
INTERVIEW DATES: First Stage: Online w/c 6th January 2025. Second Stage: In person at our Head Office w/c 13th January 2025.
START DATE: Monday 3rd February. Team training w/c 17th February.
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