Provide quality playcare within the framework of the club’s
policies and procedures
Line manager: Club management team
Responsible for: Deputy /play workers/school escorts/volunteers
Working relationships: Children attending the club and their parents or carers
Management or proprietor and staff, students and volunteers
Childcare and play organisations, schools, registering authorities
Main duties include:
· Planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment.
· Providing comprehensive care for the children including collecting them from school and delivering them safely to parents/carers.
· Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met.
· Administering first aid when necessary.
· Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment.
· Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities.
· Providing support and supervision to play workers and other staff, including volunteers.
· Holding regular staff meetings and conducting regular reviews and appraisals for staff
· Administration and record keeping, including staff and child records, financial records, ordering and purchasing, and working within an agreed budget.
· Developing and maintaining good communication with all members of the club, with schools, and especially with parents.
· Undertaking appropriate and relevant training.
· Monitoring and maintaining a healthy, safe and secure working environment.
· Working within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures, and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
· Experience of working with 4 to 11 year olds
· Experience of administration
· Experience of working in a supervisory or management capacity
· Delivering equal opportunities in a play setting
· Understanding the varied needs of children and families
· Providing and facilitating safe, stimulating play
· Proven leadership skills
· Excellent communication skills together with sufficient understanding and use of English to ensure the well-being of the children*
· Ability to work on own initiative, using judgement and common sense
· Familiarity with the Early Years Foundation Stage
· Appropriate Level 3 qualification
· Appropriate child protection training
· At least 2 years’ experience of working in a childcare setting
· Experience of working within a play-based setting
· Experience of budgeting
· Ability to use IT based resources to support play and club administration
· Current 12-hour Paediatric First Aid Certificate
· Food Hygiene Certificate
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £15.00-£17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 per week
Work Location: In person
