We are looking for a very special person to lead our wraparound provision based at Portswood Primary School - Southampton. This role will be managing BOTH the breakfast and after school club sessions term time.
Creative Kidz Childcare Ltd is small privately owned family company with a proven track record of over 20 years of working in partnership with schools, to deliver high-quality, all-encompassing wraparound childcare.
All of our settings are registered with Ofsted Standard for Education on the Early Years register and both the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare register.
We offer a fantastic training and development program, providing plenty of opportunity to progress. Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship
Role Purpose
Our wraparound clubs provide children and young people with opportunities to maximise their potential though developing valuable lifelong skills with the support of exciting and engaging resources and a staff team who will offer children an experience they will remember for years to come.
We recognise that for every child to thrive, they must be fully supported by caring, experienced and dedicated key people who inspire children and provide scope to learn, develop and socialise with the wider school community.
We passionately believe that investing in children, breaking down barriers and supporting the most vulnerable in our community by delivering targeted services which promote an active and healthy lifestyle, we can improve the physical and mental wellbeing and quality of life for the communities we serve.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, nurturing and passionate leader who will lead and inspire our team to support children to enjoy and achieve within our multi activity programmes which will include:
Art and craft, sports, cookery, media, organised games and so much more!
The role offers a rewarding opportunity to work with diverse age groups, primarily children aged 4 to 11 years.
Key Responsibilities:
· Implementation and Delivery of high quality experience for all stakeholders
· Day to day set up, providing safe, creative, appropriate active and play opportunities and preparing activities.
· To provide leadership, project oversight, day to day management and staff supervision and is responsible for structure, systems and procedures to facilitate and achieve program excellence.
· To demonstrate an excellent awareness of safeguarding children, health, and safety
. Providing high quality, engaging activity instruction and guidance to students of all ages and levels of ability to help them improve their skills.
. Motivate and encourage children to participate and enjoy being physically active.
. Preparing lesson plans that align with our ethos and which guide students through the programme by providing opportunities to enhance their abilities.
. Overseeing, Monitoring and evaluating the progress of participants and providing constructive feedback for the aim of improving progress.
. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of participants at all times.
. To manage, lead and support the work of the team of play workers, activity leaders, apprentices, students and volunteers, ensuring collaboration and a positive team spirit.
. To provide the highest standards of customer service to all and in particular the participants within the programmes you will be delivering on.
. Motivating and encouraging the children to participate and enjoy being physically active.
. To ensure excellent communication and to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
. The manager will be expected to become involved in project management, planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting outcomes and ensures that management functions are properly fulfilled.
. The manager ensures adherence to and compliance with government standards and statutory guidance and supports efforts to remain in compliance with all applicable licensing and government regulations.
. The manager will be expected to be involved in matters between the company and the community- schools/governing bodies, staff, parents, community agencies and the Services for young children, this list is not exhaustive.
. Human resource responsibility including- Induction, retention & training, management, staff development, supervision and appraisal.
. To assist in delivery of the company strategic objectives, monitoring, evaluation and development, as set out in the Strategic Action Plan.
. To be accountable and responsible for day to day administration systems directly relating to the company.
. To be a positive role mode
Shift options:
Breakfast Club - 07:20 - 08:50 - Monday to Friday
After School club - 15:00-18:00 - Monday to Friday
22.5 hours per week x 38 weeks.
Term time only
Overtime may be available at other venues (Holiday club - 08:00-13:00 or 13:00-18:00, 10:00 - 16:00 or 08:00-18:00)
Benefits:
✅Highly competitive rates of pay
✅Company Pension
✅Praise and Rewards
✅Company discounts
✅Shopping discounts
✅Team building social opportunities
✅Training package (fully funded and paid)
✅Overtime opportunities
✅Holiday pay
✅Uniform
✅Career development plan
✅Employee Assistance Package ( EAP)
Qualifications:
Essential:
A Good standard of general education.
Desirable:
. Full and relevant professional qualifications for the position: NVQ 2, 3/NNEB/B tech/Or Equivalent (Preferably approx. 2yrs post qualifying)
. Leadership or management qualification
. Senco training
. EYFS training
· First aid qualification.
. Food hygiene qualification
· Safeguarding children training
· Health and safety qualification.
· Prevention of radicalisation training
Experience:
Essential
· Experience of managing a team
Desirable
· Experience of managing within the Early Years or within a play or sports environment (Training can be provided)
. Experience of working with children within a childcare setting
· Experience of supporting individual and groups of children
. Business development experience
. Experience of using safeguarding management systems such as CPOMS
Skills and qualities
· Reliability
· Good timekeeping
· Ability to demonstrate positive interest in children’s learning and development
. Ability to recognise the signs and symptoms of child abuse and prevent duty
. Able to manage a team to a high standard
. Ability to support a team to participate in activity program and planning.
. Ability to provide a caring environment plus safe & creative play.
. Self-motivation and initiative
. Able to prioritise and make competent decisions.
. Ability to communicate with and respond to children positively.
. Excellent communication skills.
. Competent computer skills
. Willingness to learn and develop
. Confidence to apply knowledge
Safe recruitment
Creative Kidz is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is recognised that this can only be achieved through sound procedures, good interagency co-operation and the recruitment and retention of competent, motivated employees who are suited to, and fulfilled in the roles they undertake.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Rehabilitation of Offenders:
All posts within Creative Kidz are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants will be required to declare spent and unspent convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as spent and all employees will have an Enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check)
Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them. Creative Kidz is committed to ensuring that people who have been convicted are treated fairly and given every opportunity to establish their suitability for positions.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position at Creative Kidz. This will depend on the background, nature and circumstances of the offence(s).
The Criminal Record Bureau has published a DBS Code of Practice and accompanying explanatory guide that can be referred to.
Creative Kidz Childcare Ltd is committed to ensuring that it meets the requirements of the Criminal Records Bureau in relation to the processing, handling and security of Disclosure information.
Pay: £13.18-£16.29 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Southampton SO17 3AA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (required)
Language:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
