Childcare Deputy Leader

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent social enterprise is seeking dedicated childcare professionals who are passionate about enhancing children's wellbeing. This role involves ensuring a safe and nurturing environment, maintaining child-staff ratios, and providing excellent customer service. You'll be part of a mission-driven organization that reinvests profits into community wellbeing, offering a competitive salary and a range of benefits. Join a team of like-minded individuals committed to making a difference in children's lives and enjoy perks like free access to leisure facilities and personal development courses.

Benefits

Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf

29 days annual leave

25% off food and beverage

Early Pay

New Employee Referral Bonus

Access to accredited courses

Employee Benefits Platform

Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Qualifications

• Passion for providing positive experiences for children.
• Professional attitude and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safeguarding and child protection training for staff.
• Maintain child:staff ratios and facilitate support as needed.
• Administer first aid and manage records of incidents.

Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Flexibility

Energetic and Enthusiastic

Safeguarding Knowledge

Education

Level 2 or 3 childcare/play work relevant Qualification

Job description

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• Demonstrate a passion for providing children with positive experiences;
• Professional attitude and desire to deliver an excellent childcare service;
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to appropriately promote the positive behaviour of children where necessary;
• Energetic and enthusiastic;
• A can-do attitude and a real focus on customer service;
• Flexibility is essential to meet the needs of the business, you will be required from 7am-9am and from 2:45pm – 6pm (term time only);
• To be the Designated Safeguarding Officer and ensure suitable child protection training is sourced and delivered to staff. This includes ensuring there is always a suitably trained safeguarding officer on site at all times throughout service delivery;
• Accountable for all children and employees within the setting, ensuring that agreed child: staff ratios are always met. This includes facilitating support from additional sites or casual staff in the event of employee absences;
• Effectively communicating with key people involved in the delivery of the service and the children’s well being, this includes parents, teachers, head teacher, Ofsted, SENCO, LADO etc.;
• Undertake appropriate training and adhere to company policy and procedures, assisting with the updating and developing of relevant policies and procedures;
• To ensure all children have a designated key worker and a personal file;
• Ensure the children receive a choice of healthy refreshments whilst maintaining hygiene, health and safety standards at all times. This includes sourcing relevant training;
• Accountable for all administration tasks required including record keeping, including staff and child records, data logs, ordering and purchasing;
• Administering first aid when necessary and being responsible for ensuring all records of accidents and incidents are correctly logged, stored and monitored.

Required Qualifications

• Level 2 or 3 childcare/play work relevant Qualification

Desirable Qualifications:

• Paediatric First Aid
• Safeguarding Children

In return you get to work for a great company with like-minded people with a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf for you and one other.
• 29 days annual leave (including bank holidays). Additional leave with length of service.
• 25% off food and beverage and free hot drinks.
• Early Pay- withdraw a part of your salary in advance of the pay day.
• New Employee Referral Bonus
• Access to 300 plus accredited courses for personal development
• Employee Benefits Platform & salary sacrifice schemes.
• Health and Wellbeing Benefits including Health Assessments and checks.

About us:

We are an independent social enterprise on a mission to improve wellbeing through our range of accessible services. These include golf, swimming, gyms, bowling, social and health programmes at 20 locations across Bromley, the Midlands and Hampshire. We reinvest our profits into the long-term wellbeing of our local communities, and to date we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of people to live a happier and healthier lifestyle.

*All offers of employment are conditional upon you signing the contract of employment and:

• Satisfactory health clearance;
• Two satisfactory references;
• Proof of attainment of qualifications;
• Evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom; and
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if needed for the role;