Childcare - Early Years Educator

Early Years Educator required on a permanent, 40 hour week, contract at Fairyland Creche, Frenchpark, Oranmore.

We offer:

• Job Security
• Up to 30 days annual leave including bank holidays and Christmas
• Competitive Rates of Pay where we acknowledge your qualifications and time of service with our Pay Scale
• Pension Contribution
• No uniform required
• Statutory Sick Pay
• Professional development support
• Social Nights for the whole team
• Fun dress up days & charity fundraisers
• Seasonal celebrations

Job description:

• Implement a developmentally appropriate preschool and after school programmes for young children
• Ensuring a high standard of care and guidance to all children in your care under the designed programme
• Support, supervise and guide early year educators working within your team and work within the line management system.
• Prioritising the health, safety and welfare of all children in the service
• Developing individual educational plans, curriculum plans and observations to encourage child development and progression
• Promote and help maintain an organised, clean, safe, well equipped and culturally sensitive learning environment
• Communicating with parents and members of the community
• Inducting new staff members within the team
• Maintaining program administration
• Performing other related duties as required

There is an annual leave entitlement of currently 20 days + 1 company day paid. Fairyland operates 50 weeks of the year, closing for Christmas, a week in August and all bank holidays. Fairyland offer an excellent pension scheme.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: €13.65-€16.28 per hour

FETAC/QQI Level 5 in Childcare (required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: €13.65-€14.70 per hour

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Galway, County Galway: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you hold a minimum FETAC Level 5 in Childcare or a letter from DCEDIY stating you meet the minimum requirements to work in childcare in Ireland?

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/07/2025
Expected start date: 01/07/2025