SureStart Edenballymore

Employer Location: Draft (Unpublished)
Phone Number: +442871371670
Email: reception@surestartebm.com
Web: www.surestartebm.com

Job description

To promote and develop high quality, evidence-informed early childhood services for young children, their families, and communities, working to ensure children are: Strong, competent, and visible in their communities Physically and emotionally healthy Eager and able to learn Respectful of difference. To ensure children attending the SureStart programmes have the best start in life by providing a safe, welcoming, high quality, inclusive early education environment, working to improve the ability to learn, improve health and social development of children, ante-natal to four years of age. The post holder will be taking the lead in a variety of service delivery within the SureStart project. To work in partnership with families to promote and facilitate positive parenting and the enhancement of the role of parents as ‘first educators. To innovatively support and extend play experiences to ensure early outcomes are achieved. To provide line management, support and supervision to staff/volunteers/trainees working in the Developmental Programme for Two to Three Year Olds and crèche ensuring appropriate staff/child ratios. Lead in the continuous improvement, development, and provision of high-quality innovative programmes for young children and actively encourage participation of the parents. Lead work with children and families based on a Key Carer system that meets the needs of the children. To carry out an agreed quality assurance process to ensure the service is planned, delivered and evaluated in line with the specified framework

Responsibilities

• To represent SureStart as agreed with the Line Manager.
• To be committed to own personal development and growth.
• To demonstrate commitment to SureStart by regular attendance and the efficient completion of tasks allocated.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• At the closing date applicants, must have:
• QCF Level 5 Diploma in Childcare Learning and Development (Management) or equivalent
• Two years’ experience working in an early year setting
• One year's experience leading and supervising a team

Further Information

This is a permanent post, subject to a satisfactory probation period and funding available. Salary: £26,395 per annum, pro rata (£14.50 per hour).

Application Information

Please email reception@surestartebm.com to request an application pack for the job.