Childcare Practitioner

**Job Summary**: Assist with day to day activities of the club. Provide quality play care within the framework of the club's policies and procedures

**Work Relationships**: Children attending the club and their parents/cares. Management and staff, including students and volunteers schools and registering authorities.
- _ _Due to our continuing expansion, we are currently recruiting for assistants in both our breakfast and After School club in Rainham and Romford area._

We also run a holiday play scheme.
- **If applying, please ensure you are able to get to location at the stated times**_

Breakfast Club - 07:30 - 09:00am

After School Club - 3:00pm and 6:00pm

Holiday Club - 08:00 am - 6:00 pm

**Main duties include**:

- Assist with planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment.
- Providing comprehensive care for the children including collecting then from school and delivering them safely to the setting.
- Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment.
- Proving 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.
- Encoring parental involvement in the club.
- Facilitating good communication with all members of organisation, parents, and schools.
- Undertaking appropriate and relevant training.
- Keeping the work environment healthy, safe and secure.
- Working within the framework of the club's polices and procedures.

**Person Specification**:
**Essential qualities**:

- Experience of working with 4 to 11 years olds
- Understanding the varied needs of children and their families
- Understanding the issues involving in the delivery of quality play care
- Understanding the issues of equal opportunities
- Provide and facilitate safe and creative play
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team
- Sound judgement and common sense
- Sufficient understanding and use of English to ensure the well-being of the children*

**Desirable qualities**:

- Experience of working within a play-based setting
- Experience of administration
- Competent in using IT to support play and club administration
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Relevant qualification or willingness to work towards this
- Appropriate child protection/safeguarding training
- Current Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Food Hygiene Certificate.

*_Para 3.26 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2021_

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £8.60-£11.44 per hour

Expected hours: 10 - 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- childcare qualification (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 19/04/2024
Expected start date: 01/05/2024