Assistant Creche Manager

Links Childcare is recruiting an Assistant Creche Manger to join Links Childcare Balbriggan

About the Role: The focus of the Assistant Manager role is to aid and support the Manager and Deputy Manager by assuming a specific responsibility assigned and more generally to support them in their daily work as indicated below.

Start Date: Immediately

What do we offer?

• Competitive Salary (relevant to experience and qualifications)
• Staff Incentive/Recognition Programme to include; Yearly Awards Recognition Programme, Staff Referral Programme, Anniversary Dates recognition.
• Up to 30 days of Annual Leave (including bank holidays)
• Ongoing Training
• Career Progression with opportunities to help you achieve your ambitions and goals as early childcare educators. As our company is always expanding there will always be ample room for promotion.
• Excellent in-house training
• CPD opportunities
• Free Parking
• Extensive induction & training in Manual Handling & First Aid
• Complimentary hot nutritious lunch time meal provided to all staff daily - this meal will be cooked in-house by our chefs

Responsibilities:

• Reporting directly to, and in this order, Deputy Manager, Crèche Manager and Regional Manager.
• Covering for the Deputy Manager in his/her absence.
• Encouraging Teams and supporting personal and professional development
• Monitoring Employees performance, identifying areas for further training and development
• Ensuring all rooms (including toilets) in an assigned area are maintained to the standard expected at Links Childcare
• Ensuring all the rooms in an assigned area, fully comply with TUSLA regulations and DES standards (if applicable) and are ready for inspection at any time.
• Ensuring the room routines/programmes are adhered to at all times. Ensuring the Links Childcare curriculum is implemented in all childcare rooms in an assigned area.
• Ensuring staff/child ratios are correct at all times and communicating to the Crèche Manager any concerns in this area.
• Ensuring all staff in an assigned area are catering for the needs of the children - physical, social, emotional and intellectual
• Preparing for and attending yearly events i.e. Graduation & Christmas concerts (& Parent/Teacher Meetings if applicable), outside of normal working hours.
• Assisting with the drafting and implementation of the monthly activities schedule.
• Other specific responsibilities as assigned by the Regional/Creche Manager

Requirements

• Experience in a crèche supervisory/leadership role is a requirement
• Minimum of 2 years’ childcare/creche experience
• Hold a minimum of FETAC Level 6 in Childcare certificate
• Competent computer literacy
• The successful candidate will be highly organized with an ability to work as part of a cross functional team.
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to manage the running of a crèche and staff as well as the ability to implement quality early childhood curriculum and creative skills to develop age appropriate activities will be of the utmost importance in this position.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Full knowledge of TUSLA regulations and requirements

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: €17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Childcare
• Company events
• Employee assistance program
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person