Level 3 Childcare Practitioner or Equivalent

An exciting new opportunity has become available to join our team in the capacity of Childcare Pracititoner in our newest After school and Holiday Club in Old Trafford. You will be responsible for working with our team to run the childcare centre which looks after children from the ages of 5 to 15 during after-school and school holiday hours.

• This role is for between 18.5 and 24 hours per week.
• Working hours:
• Minimum Term Time
  
  Hours:
  
  3pm to 6.30pm
• Holiday Club
  
  Hours:
  
  To be discussed and has some flexibility
• Term Time
  
  Hours:
  
  3.30pm to 6.30pm Monday to Friday
• Holiday Club
  
  Hours:
  
  9am to 5pm

Supporting the day to day running of the club and providing quality play care within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures.

• Reporting to:
• Responsible for:
• Working relationships:
• Children attending the club and their parents or carers
• Management and staff, students and volunteers
• Childcare and play organisations, schools, registering authorities
• Planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment.
• Providing comprehensive care for the children including collecting them from school and delivering them safely to parents/carers.
• Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met.
• Administering first aid when necessary.
• Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment.
• Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities.
• Providing support and supervision to play workers and other staff, including volunteers.
• Holding regular staff meetings and conducting regular reviews and appraisals for staff
• Administration and record keeping, including staff and child records, financial records, ordering and purchasing, and working within an agreed budget.
• Developing and maintaining good communication with all members of the club, with schools, and especially with parents.
• Undertaking appropriate and relevant training.
• Monitoring and maintaining a healthy, safe and secure working environment.
• Working within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures, and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Having the ability to teach Arabic, Islamic Studies, Tajweed and Quran within our framework to different year groups.
• Apply appropriate teaching and learning strategies, which take account of individual learner need.

• Establish ground rules that underpin appropriate behaviour and respect for others
• Demonstrate the application of codes of practice and principles of inclusiveness, including respect for confidentiality
• Promote equality and engage with diversity, and know how to challenge discriminatory behaviour and attitudes
• Comply with all policies, legislations and all codes of practice of Red Brick Academy
• Experience of working with 5 to 15 year olds
• Experience of administration
• Experience of working in a supervisory or management capacity
• Delivering equal opportunities in a play setting
• Understanding the varied needs of children and families
• Appropriate child protection training
• Food hygiene training
• Providing and faciliti​ing safe, stimulating play
• Ability to work as a team member
• Excellent communication skills together with sufficient understanding and use of English to ensure the well-being of the children*
• Ability to work on own initiative, using judgement and common sense
• Familiarity with the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Experience of working within a play‑based setting
• Ability to use IT based resources to support play and club administration
• Current driving licence
• Current 12-hour Paediatric First Aid Certificate
• * Para 3.25 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years

• Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
• On-site parking

• Bachelor’s (preferred)

• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Redbrick Academy is a trading style of The Next Aspect Limited in England and Wales

Registered address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London W2CH 9JQ