19/11/2021
Deeside Kids Club are looking for an enthusiastic Manager to coordinate and manage the out of school service in Banchory. The Manager will be responsible for providing a safe, exciting, and fun environment for primary school aged children while supervising and supporting team members and promoting the club and its activities within the local community.
An annual bonus is available as part of the reward for this managerial role based on successful delivery of business goals.
Key qualities:
• Enthusiastic and energetic, with a passion for working with children
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Experience managing a team
What the role involves:
• Organise and implement exciting, fun and varied activities for the children
• Ensure the club is a safe place for children
• Supervise club staff in line with current policies
• Help promote the club
• Responsible for daily management of the club and deliver high quality service to the community
• Responsible for continuous improvement of the service
• Liaise with parents
• Record keeping (eg, enrolment forms and child/ staff records)
• Ensure the club meets all the requirements of the Care Inspectorate
• Responsible for purchasing all the food for the daily menus
Benefits of the role:
• Annual bonus on delivery of business objectives
• Home working to plan activities, admin etc
• Priority space available for your children on the day(s) you work
• An extra day’ holiday awarded for each year of service (capped at 3 days)
• Funded training opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Competitive rates of pay
We are looking for a Manager who has:
• SCQF level 7 or level 9 Qualification in Playwork, Health and Social care (children and young people) or Social Services (children and young people) or equivalent.
Candidates should also be willing to work towards SCQF level 9 qualification if they just hold Level 7, in order to meet the qualification requirements of SSSC.
• Relevant training, examples below:
o Food hygiene, First Aid, Child Protection, infection control etc. These are all preferred but not essential as training will be provided
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• A good knowledge of care inspectorate regulations
Hours:
Term time:
Monday to Friday: 7am-9am and 3pm-6pm with an extra 1-1.5 hours per day to plan activities/carry out admin tasks
School holidays
Monday to Friday: 7am-6pm
Preferred experience:
• Working with children in a supervisory role
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of planning and delivering a programme of activities for children
• Experience of managing an out of school care service
Other
This post is regulated work with children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. You will also be required to be registered with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
This post has a requirement of two references.
Salary: up to £13 an hour depending on experience
