BREAKFAST AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB AT SUMMERHILL INFANT SCHOOL

CLUB MANAGER

Our Manager will passionately lead their team to provide a safe, stimulating, comfortable and friendly environment. They will compliment school policies and fulfil statutory childcare provision requirements with thorough knowledge of Unique Voice policies and procedures.

Alongside this, they will have the ability to foster and maintain a strong and efficient team, who’s work and actions align to the core values of Unique Voice.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be responsible for the daily management of Breakfast and After school clubs, including site resources, requirements and premises health and safety.

• Team management, to include staff scheduling, recruitment and training.

• Be the main point of contact for parents and manage setting booking system and registers.
• Ensuring a safe, fun, and stimulating environment for children.
• Leading and coordinating various activities, tailored to different age groups.
• Maintaining professionalism in interactions with children, parents, colleagues, and schools.
• Safeguarding the well-being of all children attending our clubs.
• Ensuring you and your team maintain and follow our core values.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Minimum two year’s experience managing a child care setting of a similar nature.
• Awareness of Safeguarding. (Further training will be provided)
• Proven ability to manage a team, including recruitment, training and scheduling of staff.
• Experience of working creatively with children and young people.
• Full driving licence and access to vehicle.

Desirable:

• Level 3 Qualification in Childcare / Early Years Care.
• Experience working with young people and their families, with an awareness of additional support needs.
• Paediatric First Aid. (Training can be provided)
• Experience using childcare booking software, register management.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 3rd January 2025.

INTERVIEW DATES: 

First Stage: Online w/c 6th January 2025.

Second Stage: In person at our Head Office w/c 13th January 2025.

START DATE: Monday 3rd February. Team training w/c 17th February.

CLUB PLAY WORKERS

A Club Play worker will passionately provide a safe, stimulating, comfortable and friendly environment. Allowing young people to start and end their day, feeling calm and regulated ahead of school or home time.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensuring a safe, fun, and stimulating environment for children.
• Leading and coordinating various activities, tailored to different age groups.
• Maintaining professionalism in interactions with children, parents, colleagues, and schools.
• Safeguarding the well-being of all children attending our clubs.
• Ensuring you maintain and follow our core values.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Minimum one years experience working creatively with children and young people.
• Awareness of Safeguarding. (Further training will be provided)

Desirable:

• Level 3 Qualification in Childcare / Early Years Care
• Experience working with young people and their families, with an awareness of additional support needs.
• Paediatric First Aid. (Training can be provided)
• Full driving licence and access to vehicle.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 10th January 2025.

INTERVIEW DATES: 

First Stage: In person recruitment day at our head office on Tuesday 21st January 2025, time TBC. This is a group session where our team will host a number of workshops for you to get involved in, alongside getting the opportunity to talk with you individually.

Second Stage: Online interview with successful candidates 22nd, 23rd and 24th January 2025.

START DATE: February 2025. Team training w/c 17th February.

For more information on our Club Playworker positions, person specification and application process, please download our role overview.

APPLICATION DETAILS

To APPLY please use the following link: Application Form

All areas of the form should be completed in full in order to comply with our KCSIE. For any applicants not yet in employment, please complete the details of your current or most recent tutor as a referee where asked for current employer.

SAFEGUARDING

Due to our position of trust in our sector and the nature of our work with children and young people, all employees employed directly with the Company will be required to complete the Company Application Form to a required standard, provide suitable references and will be required to undergo enhanced DBS checking; as required by Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) protocol. Part of your role will be processing the safer recruitment of staff and as such this role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

In the process of collecting references, we will request information regarding whether or not you are considered suitable to work with children and young people.

You will be required to bring identification and processing documents with you to interview; a list of suitable documents will be provided once you have been shortlisted.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Unique Voice CIC is committed to actively encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and throughout the services we deliver. Our aim is to eliminate unlawful discrimination of all kinds and provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part time or full time.

If you wish to receive this information in an alternative format, or you wish to discuss the vacancy, application or interview process more fully, including adjustments which can be made to remove any barriers to your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team through any of the following methods:

Email: meg@uniquevoice.org
Phone: 0117 428 6240
Mail or in person: St Bonaventure’s Business Centre, Friary Road, Bristol BS7 8AF