Wrap- Around Care Manager- Child care
Part time Permanent @Apple Recruitment posted 6 days agoJob Description
On behalf of our client, an organisation within the Education Sector, we are seeking a Wrap- Around Care Manager for a part time, permanent role in their organisation.
This is a term time role- 45 weeks including paid holidays.
Hours of work are 25 hours per week- Monday to Friday 1pm- 6pm.
NJC Scale Pt23 to Pt26: ie £17.29 – £18.72 per hour
NILGOSC pension scheme, to which College contributes 19%.
Location is in the BT4 area of Belfast.
We are looking for an individual to manage a team of people providing care in a fun environment for children from kindergarten to P7. This would include breakfast club and after-school care.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification at QCF Level 5 Diploma; or a QCF Level 5 Diploma Child Care, Learning and Development; or a relevant occupational qualification in early years’ education, social work, nursing, teaching or health visiting.
- Strong planning and organisation skills. Highly self-motivated, able to energise and motivate self and others.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work flexibly, and at times under pressure.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team and delegate where appropriate.
- Encourage high standards of effort, care and presentation.
- Build excellent relationships with children, parents and colleagues.
- Communicate with parents regarding their children’s progress and any concerns.
- A friendly and approachable attitude, with a can-do mind-set.
Desirable criteria:
- Two years’ experience working in a play, education, youth or day care setting.
- Paediatric first aid trained would be desirable, and willing to undertake further training as necessary.
- Experience working in a school environment, or experience of leading Wraparound Care Provisions.
Key duties:
You will have overall responsibility and accountability for leadership of the Wraparound Care (Pre- and After-School) provision, including organising rotas of staff; ensuring appropriate staff-to-children ratios.
Key responsibilities include:
- To ensure the safety of both children and staff in a secure environment in-line with policies and procedures;
- Liaise with the Safeguarding Leads to ensure the highest level of pastoral care for children;
- Scheduling of age-appropriate activities, promoting learning and development;
- Staff rota planning, leading team meetings and planning sessions.
- To attend and complete any safeguarding and any other relevant training and to share training information as appropriate; Recording attendance etc to Finance Department on a weekly basis;
- Liaison with the Catering Manager
- To liaise with external providers where applicable.
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