General Manager – Children's Wraparound Company
East Grinstead, RH19 1LR
Salary: £31,491.20
Hours: 40-hour/Full-Time contract = 30 club hours per week (6:45-9am and 2:45-6:30pm Monday to Friday) with paid administrative time
We are recruiting for Sussex's leading organisation in the childcare sector. They have developed over almost 20 years into the most trusted organisation in the region offering year-round wraparound care (breakfast clubs, after-school clubs, and holiday camps) for children and parents.
They truly value the time children spend in their provision and parents' needs to operate, and their activities revolve around one simple aim: to provide the highest possible quality in everything they do. This includes staffing, relationships with parents & children, and partnerships with schools.
As a General Manager you will manage a setting and be independently responsible for the running of all provisions; delivering safe, planned, and fun activities to the children in your care. You will also have the independence to manage your team of staff and all stakeholder relationships, ensuring high performance and ongoing growth within your club.
As a General Manager, you will ideally bring:
* Experience of managing in a childcare environment, including training and developing others
* Experience working in a busy and ever-changing environment where no day is the same
* Strong communication skills and be comfortable managing a team of staff and developing external stakeholder relationships
* A forward-thinking, proactive individual who can 'own' their work and solve both present and future problems
* An interest and passion for childcare and child development
The organisation will offer you:
* Strong basic salary
* Discounted childcare fees
* Weekly team meetings and engagement with senior leadership
* A strong work/life balance with NO weekend work
* Summer and Winter social events