Purpose of this role The childcare coordinator will work alongside their counterpart to ensure the quality of the children's services department through development and management of services and team. The successful candidate will act as primary point of contact for staff, parents/carers and external agencies to create a seamless delivery of services. They will be responsible for ensuring all safeguarding and welfare requirements are met in line with Ofsted, legislation, policy and industry standards. Main duties & responsibilities • Will be responsible for managing the day to day operation and delivery of Children's Services provisions with an emphasis on Birthday Parties and After School Club • To ensure all administration tasks are completed to a high standard, including, but not limited to, contracts, confirmations, registration forms, rotas, payroll and shared inboxes • To cover duties of other coordinators in their absence • Deliver and support departmental plans • Adhere to company policies and procedures ensuring compliance with legislation and Ofsted requirements • Being the first point of contact for department complaints and ensuring company policy is followed to come to a timely resolution • Completing people management duties for direct reports, including, but not limited to, supervisions, probations, appraisals, sickness meetings, recruitments and training • Observing staff and provision to make informed decisions for change that will positively impact the service and its delivery • Leading, managing and developing the team ensuring that each staff member makes a positive contribution to the success of the provision • Collaborate with the marketing and comms team to agree and implement strategies to promote services • Liaise with other departments to create a one team environment for the betterment of the organisation • Ensure health and safety procedures are up to date and being followed. Constantly assess risk and find ways to reduce any identified • Complete first aid training and administer when needed • Monitor childcare software to ensure accuracy • Complete weekly food order for Birthday Parties and After School Clubs • Cover when there are staff shortages • Work alongside counterpart for recruitment to vacant roles • Maintain allergy management systems in line with company policy • Keep accurate financial records to support departmental budget. This includes, but not limited to, chasing debt, adding payments to childcare software system, sending invoices, liaising with solicitors, cashing up, taking payments, creating purchase orders and setting up payment plans • Work in partnership with the Local Authorities to support provision, keep up to date with changes and understand any funding available • Provide excellent customer service • Ensure MRM system is up to date and accurate with no payments owing • Analyse the local market for Birthday Parties to ensure we are completive and offer good value for money • Support Birthday party staff with the running of the day to ensure an excellent customer experience • Oversee the running of Parties and facilitate any changes necessary to the improvement of the service General • There may be occasions when the post holder may be required to work at any other of the YMCA TG sites/offices in line with service needs. • The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to YMCA TG policies and procedures in particular Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Safeguarding and Data protection Act. All staff have a responsibility to participate in the YMCA TG Individual Performance Review Scheme and to contribute to their own development, and the development of any staff they appraise or are responsible for. • The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the service.
Purpose of this role We are looking for an Early Years Practitioner to join our team here at Lakeside Nursery. The successful applicant will need to be a level 2 or above. The right candidate will have a passion for Early Years, will plan and implement activities effectively to enable children's all-around development and will have a can do attitude. Experience and knowledge of the EYFS IS essential. Main Duties & Responsibilities Childcare: • To create a welcoming and friendly environment that supports YMCA Thames Gateway's Equality and Diversity Policy. • To ensure a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development. • To maintain supervised care of the children in line with Ofsted guidance and the Welfare Requirements, whilst actively participating in all aspects of childcare • To be responsible for the safety and wellbeing of each child whilst in YMCA Thames Gateway's care. • To regard each child as an individual, who is listened to, has their feelings respected and opinions valued. • To ensure each child is given praise, encouragement and opportunities to succeed in environments where positive behaviour is promoted. • To be a responsible key person for children and share information in relation to those children with parents/carers and other staff members as required in line with policy. • To ensure mealtimes are times of pleasant social sharing. • To ensure children are washed and cleaned as required. • To provide comfort and warmth to a poorly child. Curriculum: • To be actively involved in the delivery of an agreed curriculum, that is creative, stimulating and fun which facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where possible, spiritual development of each child, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and Ofsted requirements. • To complete observations on a regular basis and to ensure these inform planning, children's profiles and individual assessments. • To prepare activities to suit the child's stage of development and see through to completion. • To follow the SEN Code of Practice. • To contribute to the development of activities for both indoor and outdoor arears, including wet and dry outdoor conditions. • To assist on external trips with the children e.g. walking to the woods/park, library etc. Administration: • To complete induction procedures for all new children, ensuring needs, interests, routines etc. are recorded. • To ensure each child's development records are updated regularly. • To complete daily attendance registers. • To ensure all necessary administration e.g. accident and incident reports, development charts etc., are completed to enable the nursery to run efficiently and effectively, meeting all requirement laid down by legislation, YMCA Board of Management and partnering agencies. General • To understand and implement agreed policies and procedures to ensure a quality service is provided at all times. • To ensure that all staff in the allocated room, maintain equipment and building in a safe condition, reporting faults to the supervisor and ensuring cleaning and hygiene standards are maintained to a high standard. • To ensure health and safety policy and procedures are adhered to. • To undertake training for your personal development that will enhance the professional running of the nursery. • To maintain confidentiality at all times, whilst meeting the requirements of the Children's Act, reporting to the supervisor any matter concerning the welfare of a child. • To identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the Supervisor. • Any other duties as required by the line manager to ensure the effective running of the nursery.
Purpose of this role To assist in the delivery of a quality childcare provision for YMCA Thames Gateway working in partnership with Dartford Children's Centres, ensuring that daily routines are implemented and the children's emotional well-being and developmental needs are being met within the EYFS framework. Main Duties & Responsibilities Childcare: • To create a welcoming and friendly environment that supports YMCA Thames Gateway's Equality and Diversity Policy. • To ensure a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development. • To maintain supervised care of the children in line with Ofsted guidance and the Welfare Requirements, whilst actively participating in all aspects of childcare • To be responsible for the safety and wellbeing of each child whilst in YMCA Thames Gateway's care. • To regard each child as an individual, who is listened to, has their feelings respected and opinions valued. • To ensure each child is given praise, encouragement and opportunities to succeed in environments where positive behaviour is promoted. • To be a responsible key person for children and share information in relation to those children with parents/carers and other staff members as required in line with policy. • To ensure mealtimes are times of pleasant social sharing. • To ensure children are washed and cleaned as required. • To provide comfort and warmth to a poorly child. Curriculum: • To be actively involved in the delivery of an agreed curriculum, that is creative, stimulating and fun which facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where possible, spiritual development of each child, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and Ofsted requirements. • To complete observations on a regular basis and to ensure these inform planning, children's profiles and individual assessments. • To prepare activities to suit the child's stage of development and see through to completion. • To follow the SEN Code of Practice. • To contribute to the development of activities for both indoor and outdoor arears, including wet and dry outdoor conditions. • To assist on external trips with the children e.g. walking to the woods/park, library etc. Administration: • To complete induction procedures for all new children, ensuring needs, interests, routines etc. are recorded. • To ensure each child's development records are updated regularly. • To complete daily attendance registers. • To ensure all necessary administration e.g. accident and incident reports, development charts etc., are completed to enable the nursery to run efficiently and effectively, meeting all requirement laid down by legislation, YMCA Board of Management and partnering agencies. General • To understand and implement agreed policies and procedures to ensure a quality service is provided at all times. • To ensure that all staff in the allocated room, maintain equipment and building in a safe condition, reporting faults to the supervisor and ensuring cleaning and hygiene standards are maintained to a high standard. • To ensure health and safety policy and procedures are adhered to. • To undertake training for your personal development that will enhance the professional running of the nursery. • To maintain confidentiality at all times, whilst meeting the requirements of the Children's Act, reporting to the supervisor any matter concerning the welfare of a child. • To identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the Supervisor. • Any other duties as required by the line manager to ensure the effective running of the nursery.
To assist in the delivery of a quality childcare provision for YMCA Thames Gateway working in partnership with Dartford Children's Centres, ensuring that daily routines are implemented and the children's emotional well-being and developmental needs are being met within the EYFS framework. Main Duties & Responsibilities Childcare: To create a welcoming and friendly environment that supports YMCA Thames Gateway's Equality and Diversity Policy. To ensure a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development. To maintain supervised care of the children in line with Ofsted guidance and the Welfare Requirements, whilst actively participating in all aspects of childcare To be responsible for the safety and wellbeing of each child whilst in YMCA Thames Gateway's care. To regard each child as an individual, who is listened to, has their feelings respected and opinions valued. To ensure each child is given praise, encouragement and opportunities to succeed in environments where positive behaviour is promoted. To be a responsible key person for children and share information in relation to those children with parents/carers and other staff members as required in line with policy. To ensure mealtimes are times of pleasant social sharing. To ensure children are washed and cleaned as required. To provide comfort and warmth to a poorly child. Curriculum: To be actively involved in the delivery of an agreed curriculum, that is creative, stimulating and fun which facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where possible, spiritual development of each child, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and Ofsted requirements. To complete observations on a regular basis and to ensure these inform planning, children's profiles and individual assessments. To prepare activities to suit the child's stage of development and see through to completion. To follow the SEN Code of Practice. To contribute to the development of activities for both indoor and outdoor arears, including wet and dry outdoor conditions. To assist on external trips with the children e.g. walking to the woods/park, library etc. Administration: To complete induction procedures for all new children, ensuring needs, interests, routines etc. are recorded. To ensure each child's development records are updated regularly. To complete daily attendance registers. To ensure all necessary administration e.g. accident and incident reports, development charts etc., are completed to enable the nursery to run efficiently and effectively, meeting all requirement laid down by legislation, YMCA Board of Management and partnering agencies General To understand and implement agreed policies and procedures to ensure a quality service is provided at all times. To ensure that all staff in the allocated room, maintain equipment and building in a safe condition, reporting faults to the supervisor and ensuring cleaning and hygiene standards are maintained to a high standard. To ensure health and safety policy and procedures are adhered to. To undertake training for your personal development that will enhance the professional running of the nursery. To maintain confidentiality at all times, whilst meeting the requirements of the Children's Act, reporting to the supervisor any matter concerning the welfare of a child. To identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the Supervisor. Any other duties as required by the line manager to ensure the effective running of the nursery. To Apply click below
To support with the management of delivering a quality childcare provision for YMCA Thames Gateway on a day-to-day basis, ensuring the needs of local children and their families are met. To ensure the safeguarding and welfare requirements are delivered in line with Ofsted requirements. Main duties & responsibilities Childcare: To be responsible for supporting the management of the day-to-day delivery and coordination of the setting for YMCA Thames Gateway on a day to day basis. To ensure all staff in the allocated room complete daily and weekly observations for all children in line with procedures and ensure these inform planning and assessment. To promote and deliver a high public profile and customer care service on behalf of YMCA Thames Gateway. To follow the SEN Code of Practice. To prepare registers and monitor daily attendance registers using the Childcare Management System To complete and submit monthly performance monitoring reports to the Children Services Manager, and other reports as required. To assist in the setting and monitoring of budgets for the provision. Curriculum: To create and manage a play environment where children can make choices, access a range of resources and be supported by a responsive and adaptable approach to their learning and development. To ensure a curriculum is delivered that is creative, stimulating and fun which facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where appropriate, spiritual development of each child in line with the EYFS Framework. Communication & Partnership Working: To work in partnership and ensure effective communication with all the other YMCATG departments and external schools and agencies. To communicate with staff and parents effectively to ensure the welfare of all children attending the setting. To attend line management meetings, regular work reviews, department team meetings, full staff meetings and training days. When meeting external contacts, potential clients and members of the community, positively promote the childcare setting and the general work of the YMCA and its partners. To attend relevant external meetings as required e.g. Social Services case conferences, internal and external YMCA staff meetings, partnership meetings and parents meetings to ensure the efficient running of the childcare setting and the wider work of the YMCA and its partners. To work alongside fellow childcare professionals, e.g. health visitors, speech therapist, education specialists, EYAT, SENCO etc. Administration: To support the manager with the overall administration, paperwork and recording of the childcare setting to ensure the welfare of all children and effective management of the work. This includes supporting the manager with the 'Connect' childcare management database. To ensure that all necessary administration is carried out to enable the setting to run efficiently and effectively, meeting all requirements laid down by legislation, the YMCA Board of Management and partner agencies. To support with collating all Educational Grant registration documentation and ensure it is completed each term using the relevant portal. To implement YMCATG's fee procedures, ensuring payments are made promptly and in advance. To ensure each child's developmental records are updated and monitored regularly. To supervise and collate accurate staff time sheets for your staff and students and ensure these are transferred to relevant payroll sheets and submitted to head of family and children's services People Management: To support with and provide line management, supervision and leadership to all staff and volunteers including supervisions and appraisals. To provide overall leadership in managing and promoting positive behaviour of children. To participate in the recruiting, inducting, and training of childcare staff in line with the YMCA Thames Gateway recruitment policy, induction programme and national standards set by Ofsted. General There may be occasions when the post holder may be required to work at any other of the YMCA TG sites/offices in line with service needs. The post holder must always carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to YMCA TG policies and procedures in particular Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Safeguarding and Data protection Act. All staff have a responsibility to participate in the YMCA TG Individual Performance Review Scheme and to contribute to their own development, and the development of any staff they appraise or are responsible for. The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the service. To Apply click button
