Centre Manager

Midlothian Sure Start; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Centre Manager to lead a quality family learning centre. This role involves managing early learning and childcare services, ensuring compliance with Care Inspectorate standards, and supporting staff development. The organization values professional growth and offers excellent training opportunities, enhanced sick pay, and a supportive work environment. If you are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of families and children, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Enhanced Sick Pay

Enhanced Annual Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Scheme

Discounted Childcare

Health Cash Plan

Discounted Shopping

Qualifications

• Experience in managing early learning and childcare services.
• Ability to meet Care Inspectorate standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of early learning and childcare services.
• Oversee staff and financial management.

Skills

Staff Management

Financial Management

Care Inspectorate Standards

Education

BA Childhood Practice

PDA Level 8/9

Job description

Location: Woodburn Family Learning Centre, Woodburn Primary School, 5 Cousland Road, EH22 2PS

Salary: £31,522.40 - £34,834.80 per year

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for people who are as passionate about the services we provide as we are and in return we are keen to support professional development with excellent training and development opportunities, enhanced sick pay (following completion of probation), enhanced annual leave entitlement (we close completely for a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year) and we support our staff with an Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Discounted Childcare, Health Cash Plan and Discounted Shopping.

We are currently recruiting for the following posts:

CENTRE MANAGER

Full-time 35 hours

Fixed Term Contract – 18 months

Woodburn Family Learning Centre

We are currently recruiting a Centre Manager to manage a quality family learning centre that supports children and families in the local area on behalf of Midlothian Sure Start. The Centre Manager will have overall responsibility for the delivery of early learning and childcare, family learning and support services to parents with young children. The role's responsibilities will include staff management, financial management and ensuring Care Inspectorate standards are met and maintained. A BA Childhood Practice/PDA Level 8/9 is desirable and ability to register with the SSSC as a Manager of Day Care of Children's Service is essential.

For more information or if you are interested in applying please contact our recruitment team on 0131 654 0489 or email [e-mail] for an application pack. Alternatively, you can send us your CV and let us know which role you are interested in.

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