Childcare Practitioner

Job Description

Position

Childcare Practitioner – Aberdour Out of School Club. Permanent part time position with 13 hours per week across the school year.

Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: 13 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 14:45-18:00, and various shifts during school holidays.

Location: Aberdour Out of School Club, Aberdour Primary School (DSM), ABERDOUR, Fife, KY3 0UP, GB.

Responsibilities

• Plan, facilitate and supervise a wide range of play based activities and social experiences both indoors and outdoors, including setting up the play space to ensure it is safe, stimulating and welcoming.
• Empower children to lead their own play, guiding them as needed to boost creativity and independence.
• Support children to prepare healthy snacks in line with dietary and nutritional guidelines.
• Encourage children to build confidence, self esteem, and lifelong skills through play and exploration.
• Deal with accidents and incidents, responding calmly and professionally, ensuring children’s health and wellbeing needs are met.

Person and Qualifications

• Fun, engaging and experienced in working with children and young people of all ages.
• Holds a relevant childcare qualification or is willing to work towards one as required by the Scottish Social Services Council.
• Reliable, with good communication skills and able to work as part of a team.
• Must obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant scheme.
• Must have or obtain Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration within three months of appointment.
• Must begin registration and complete any required qualification within six months of appointment.

We particularly encourage applications from men who are currently underrepresented within this type of work.

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.