Early Years Leader

Ultimate Activity Camps; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A holiday activity provider in Oxford is seeking an experienced Early Years Leader to oversee the delivery of their Early Years programme. The role involves fostering an exciting and nurturing environment, ensuring compliance with EYFS and Ofsted standards, and providing high-quality care for children aged 4 to 5 years. Strong leadership skills are essential, along with the ability to coordinate activities and support a team. This position offers seasonal employment with potential future opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Early Years programs.
• Understanding of EYFS requirements.
• Ability to ensure high-quality childcare.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Early Years programme delivery.
• Coordinate with Early Years team to ensure quality.
• Act as primary contact for parents.

Job description

The Details

• Title: Early Years Leader
• Contract: Seasonal holiday work available. Future opportunities in other half term holidays.
• Hours: 8.00am – 6.00pm weekdays. Full season or part season roles available.

Summary Of Position

Our Early Years Leader oversees the delivery of the Early Years programme on camp, fostering an exciting, enjoyable and nurturing environment. As well as overseeing the setting, you will get stuck in and deliver structured sports, arts and crafts activities and games to the Early Years children enrolled on camp – our Ultimate Activity Juniors. The activities offered will follow EYFS requirements for learning and development, with the emphasis being on participation and quality.

With support and direction from the Camp Manager you will be the key contact for the 4- and 5-year-olds on camp, taking a lead in maintaining their welfare and providing high quality care. Working with the Camp Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring all Ofsted requirements are met and be the primary point of contact for parents of our Juniors.

Our Early Years settings work within a ratio of 1:8, which means you could be working by yourself or within a team. It is the duty of the Early Years Leader to coordinate, direct and support the rest of the Early Years team to ensure high quality childcare is delivered at all times.

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For a full list of responsibilities and duties, download the Job Description