Job summary: Help with day-to-day activities. Provide safe and quality play care within the framework of the club's policies and procedures.
Line manager: Club Manager/Deputy
Working relationships: Children attending the club and their parents or carers, club management, club staff and volunteers, students, authorities and school staff.
Main duties include:
* Leading planning, timetabling and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment
* Providing comprehensive care for the children including potentially collecting them from classroom and delivering them safely to parents/carers upon collection
* Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment
* Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met
* Administering first aid when necessary
* Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities
* Helping with club administration where necessary
* Encouraging parental involvement in the club
* Facilitating good communication with all members of the organisation, parents, schools
* Undertaking appropriate and relevant training
* Keeping the work environment healthy, safe and secure
* Working within the framework of the club's policies and procedures, and the Early Years Foundation Stage
* Line managing a group of professionals in the setting
* Please note timings for this role are Wrap Around Hours (7:30 am- 9 am) and (3 pm- 6 pm).
Person Specification
Essential Qualities
* Experience of working with 4 to 11 year olds
* Experience of administration
* Experience of line-management
* Understanding the varied needs of children and their families
* Understanding the issues involved in the delivery of quality play care
* Understanding the issues of equal opportunities
* Provide and facilitate safe and creative play
* Good communication skills
* Ability to work as a team member and demonstrate leadership skills
* Sound judgement and common sense
* Sufficient understanding and use of English to ensure the well-being of the children
Desirable Qualities
* Appropriate Level 3 qualification
* Experience of working within a play-based setting
* Experience of budgeting
* Competent in using IT to support play and club administration
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Appropriate child protection training
* Current 12-hour Paediatric First Aid Certificate
* Food Hygiene Certificate
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £14.00-£20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person