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Manager for Afterschool and Holiday Club
Nurse Seekers are proud to be working on behalf of a quality Afterschool and Holiday Club Childcare provider who provide wraparound care. They are looking to employ a Manager for one of their excellent setting which is based in the Christchurch area. The successful candidate for this role will manage your setting & team effectively ensuring high standards of Health & Safety, care, development & play.
 This is a unique opportunity as you will only be working split shifts meaning an easy work/personal life balance.
Necessary Requirements:
- To hold a level three or equivalent qualification and/or hold at least 2 years’ managerial experience in Playwork or comparable field, to be able to pass Ofsted Suitability Interview.
- Strong leadership skills
- A strong background of working with children in similar settings
- A passion for early childhood education and development
- Willing to train- to participate fully in in-house training, to attend any external training required, to be able to feedback on training given and assist others in understanding aims & objectives
- Knowledge of safeguarding and health & safety standards
- Able to lead a group of children in an activity
- Able to work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and helping with all tasks that may arise in order to maintain high standards of care
- Able to speak professionally to children and parents
Key Responsibilities
- To oversee arrangements for collection and collect children to Club
- To ensure any absent children are accounted for.
- To plan and organize activities in advance, with the help of other members of staff and wherever possible with the children. To keep clear records of these plans
- To ensure your site meets Ofsted EYFS standards, GDPR, Health & Safety requirements etc.
- To ensure that Club policies and EYFS are adhered to and where possible standards are raised.
- To support your team to monitor & deal with inappropriate behavior according to Club policy guidelines & those of the law
- To be the named safeguarding lead of the club and to report to the designated safeguarding lead of the company.
- To lead Weekly Team Meetings and or Holiday Club Meetings according to procedure and attend & participate in half termly Managers’ and training meetings.
- To oversee Keywork for EYFS children effectively, ensuring Keyworkers build & maintain positive relationships with families, keeping tidy and accurate records up to date, planning personalized play and evaluating it for further play opportunities.
- To ensure all paperwork for each member of your team is up to date- eg, Staff information form, Induction completed for all new staff, staff sign in & out etc.
- To put Handbooks & Training manual guidance into practice and meet required training needs
Benefits
- Performance based Christmas Bonuses are paid to all staff.
- Prizes for performance related achievements.
- You have full access to our 24 hour support line, advice and counselling services
- You are eligible for 30% off fees for childcare.
- Long service recognition – you are awarded an extra half day holiday for each full year you complete with us, to a maximum of one full week holiday.
- Parents with children aged 13 under get an extra 5 days sickness allowance
- Flexible working hours, meaning an easy work/personal life balance.
If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then apply today or email your most up to date CV to .
