Breakfast and After School Club Manager

Job Description

An exciting management opportunity at Kidzcare!

Kidzcare is proud to be the first Employee-Owned Childcare Company in Scotland, having made the move to employee ownership in January 2022.

We are looking to recruit a dedicated and committed individual to join our St Peters Breakfast & After School Club in the role of Manager. This role would be ideally suited to a previous childcare manager or deputy manager looking for progression, that is skilled to motivate, lead and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the club.

We cater for 40 children within breakfast club and 70 children within after school club with the support of an established staff team of 7 Playworkers and 2 Deputy Managers.

The role of the manager:

• To ensure that our staff team provide fun and stimulating opportunities for the children in an inviting environment, both indoors and outdoors.
• Support the staff in meeting the care needs of all the children and ensuring their safety at all times.
• To model good practice to the staff team and implement current guidance.
• To support the employees with their daily duties and in their professional development.
• To communicate and support parents regularly.
• To carry out administration tasks such as enrolment and registration of children, care plans and medication and risk assessments.
• To promote an environment of self-evaluation and ensure robust quality assurance processes are in place.

Potential candidates should have extensive knowledge and experience in childcare, hold a childcare qualification, preferably SVQ3/SCQF level 7 qualification, and be able to demonstrate their management & leadership experiences in this type of environment.

St Peters Operational Hours:

• Breakfast Club: Monday to Friday 7.30am till 9am.
• After School Club: Monday to Thursday 2.30pm to 5.45pm, Friday 11.45am to 5.45pm.
• Hours: Approx. 37 ½ hrs per week
• 7 ½ hrs Breakfast Club
• 19 hrs After School Club
• Approximately 11 Flexible Hours per week (office-based administration time.

We are open to discuss flexibility within this role and in relation to working hours.

Benefits:

• Health Assured: Employee Assist Programme providing specialist health and wellbeing support services to those who need them.
• Long-Service bonus scheme
• Childcare Discount* (Terms and Conditions Apply)
• Paid Company Social Events and teambuilding – Christmas, Summer BBQ.
• Paid internal and external training opportunities and staff meetings – company training academy
• Support with funding for qualifications and further learning opportunities
• Performance based reward schemes
• Incentives and early finish voucher opportunities.

Please visit our website for more details: https://www.kidzcare.org

The successful applicant will be subject to a PVG check and must be willing to register as Manager with SSSC; a requirement of this registration is to commence working towards a BA in Childhood Practice or equivalent within 5 years.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: From £15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Childcare: 2 years (required)
• Managerial: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• SVQ 3 Children and Young People at SCQF level 7 (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person