Deputy manager

Pay: £12.91-£13.25 per hour

Job Description:

REFERENCES WILL BE SOURCED BEFORE INTERVIEW.

Main Purpose of Job:

To support your manager effectively ensuring high standards of Health & Safety, care, development & play.

Relationships:

a) Responsible to your Manager

b) Responsible for your team, children & families, with emphasis on the Early Years children

c) Liaison with school site manager, school office, the school teachers & TA’s, St Claire’s office and any external agencies when requiring support or advice.

Main Tasks of Job:

To oversee arrangements for collection and collect children to Club
To oversee arrival of the children.
To ensure any absent children are accounted for.
To plan and organize activities in advance, with the help of other members of staff and wherever possible with the children. To keep clear records of these plans.
To ensure all paperwork is stocked, kept tidily, filled in neatly & fully and stored appropriately.
To ensure your site meets Ofsted EYFS standards, GDPR, Health & Safety requirements etc.
To monitor & deal with inappropriate behavior according to Club policy guidelines & those of the law.
To support your team to monitor & deal with inappropriate behavior according to Club policy guidelines & those of the law.
To ensure that Club policies and EYFS are adhered to and where possible standards are raised.
To ensure the overall happiness and well-being of the children.
To be the named safeguarding lead of the club and to report to the designated safeguarding lead of the company.
To lead Weekly Team Meetings in your Manager’s absence and/ or Holiday Club Meetings according to procedure and attend & participate in half termly Managers’ and training meetings
To do shopping where necessary, ie. For children’s snack/crafts etc.
To oversee Keywork for EYFS children effectively, ensuring Keyworkers build & maintain positive relationships with families, keeping tidy and accurate records up to date, planning personalized play and evaluating it for further play opportunities.
To support, supervise and manage his/ her colleagues in their responsibilities as necessary ensuring high standards are maintained.
To ensure all paperwork for each member of your team is up to date- eg, Staff information form, Induction completed for all new staff, staff sign in & out etc.
To take appropriate action if a member of staff is not meeting their job description to the best of their ability.
To liaise closely with the office and keep them up to date on all relevant matters,
To help with Club development & promotion.
You are expected to wear our uniform smartly and represent the company positively.
To put Handbooks & Training manual guidance into practice and meet required training needs
To interact positively, calmly & professionally with staff team, families, the school and the public.
To interact positively, calmly & cheerfully with the children and HAVE FUN!
Hours

Term Times

Winton Primary 7.45-9.00 & 2.45-6.00

St Peter’s Primary 2.30 to 6.00

Holiday club Variable on rota from 8.00 to 6.00 usually 30 hours per week, by mutual agreement.

We shut down for the entire Christmas holidays.

Non contact hours: Training meetings and weekly staff meetings are included in your monthly salary as is an extra hour per week flexi time to come into the office, complete paperwork, do shopping and prep sessions

Necessary:

Suitable to work with children- no history of inappropriate interaction with children, good references, amenable personality, confident in challenging poor behaviour appropriately.
To hold a level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or hold at least 2 years’ managerial experience in Playwork or comparable field, to be able to pass Ofsted Suitability Interview.
A strong background of working with children in similar settings.
Enthusiastic- wants to work with children, wants to provide opportunities for them to enjoy their time with us, and wants to extend their play opportunities imaginatively.
Willing to train- to participate fully in in-house training, to attend any external training required, to be able to feedback on training given and assist others in understanding aims & objectives.
Able to put training into practice
Able to lead a group of children in an activity
Able to inspire team to perform effectively
Able to understand what children want to do, what they may enjoy doing, to organize the activity and carry it out.
Able to work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and helping with all tasks that may arise in order to maintain high standards of care
Able to work with all adults & children without discrimination, bias or prejudice.
Able to express concern/s appropriately & professionally
Able to present self to work on time
Able to present self in cheerful, positive light and not allow personal issues to affect them
Able to speak professionally to children and parents
Able to adhere to confidentiality requirements
Able to complete paperwork clearly and legibly
Able to follow instructions well
Good sense of humour, cheerful personality
Able to make a long-term commitment to the Company Desirable:
Able to contribute positively to raising quality & standards of care
Able to contribute positively to raising quality of work for self and others
Able to contribute positively to raising high quality perception of St Claire’s
Happy to spend own time thinking of and planning activities for the children
Strong interests, such as sports, arts, etc. to inspire children to be involved in
relevant training (Safeguarding, Positive Behaviour Management, Child Specific First Aid etc.) other training & courses (e.g. Active Play, Rainy Day Activities, Willow Weaving etc.)
desire to do Degree or EYPS.