Childcare Assistant
7 months ago
Fun Days is a unique childcare setting for children aged 3 months to 5 years situated in a small rural village, a few miles from Brecon. We give children the chance to grow in confidence in a safe, stimulating and fun learning environment.
Full time (32 hours or more)and part time hours (16 hours) available. Hours negotiable as we can be flexible.
The person we would like to join our team will be 16 years and over, who has a natural affinity with children. Have you just finished your GCSE's and are in two minds what to do? We can train you up here whilst working, doing your level 2/3 in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development.
Or are you a mummy yourself, why not help us out for a few hours a week as your experience in raising your own children is very valuable to us here at Fun Days.
Maybe you just want to do the Breakfast Club and After school club here at the house?
As we are situated in a small village (LD37TG) just outside Brecon, you will need some form of transport and live relatively close to the Brecon area.
To work here at Fun Days you must be able to:
Laugh at jokes that you don’t understand, or you don’t even find funny. Child humour can be a confusing minefield to navigate ;)
You will preferably have a little bit of quirkiness. If a child requests that you be the captain of our pirate ship here in the Fun Days garden, you better be the best pirate captain you can be because they will tell you when you are rubbish.
The ability to sing in tune is not necessary, however the ability to sing out of tune in front of a crowd without any embarrassment is essential. This one comes naturally to me ;)
You must be able to distribute warm hugs as required and more then likely end up with snot on your top.
Possessing the skill required to rapidly count the heads of numerous small moving people is of utmost importance.
You must have a high level of comfort around talking about bodily functions. You must also have a strong sense of smell to enable you to respond swiftly to said bodily functions ;)
You preferably do not have an aversion to an environment that at times resembles the aftermath of a tornado.
You must be able to remain focused in environments with high noise levels.
Pretending to eat playdough creations realistically is required, this is a skill that may develop with time and experience.
The ability to remember the names of 30+ children, their parents, siblings, grandparents, pets and special soft toys is a key component of this job. Again, this is something that will develop over time.
You must feel comfortable sitting on furniture that does not contain all of your behind.
A high level of comfort with being asked personal questions by children is essential. You will regularly be asked questions regarding what you are having for lunch, whether you are willing to share said lunch, where you are going (as you walk into the toilet), and what you did in there.
You must have an understanding that the small people you have a strong relationship with during the week, may completely and utterly refuse to talk to or acknowledge you when they see you at the local supermarket. Your feelings must not be easily hurt.
You must have the ability to read a ten page fairy tale with at least one interruption per page.
Authentically showing an interest and curiosity for bugs and creepy crawlies is essential, even if they are your biggest fear on earth.
You must be prepared to have a lot of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job quite like this one.
Exhausting, exasperating and exhilarating all at the same time and we wouldn’t want it any other way.
If you are still interested after reading this, you might be our new Fun Days "person".
Minimum wage offered.
Have a look at our Facebook Page Fun Days at Esme’s childminding services or our website:
Fundays-at-esmes.co.uk
**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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