At Ready Steady Play & Music, we deliver educational, fun and energetic developmental classes for Babies, Wobblers and Toddlers (NewBorn - 4yrs) with their parents.
Our classes are the excitement in children's lives everyday we teach them and we are looking for new Early Years Play Leaders who have a keen interest in early years education.
Play Leaders start the class and children's imaginations are immersed into the adventure of the week through developmental play & musical activities. You get to teach age appropriate classes with weekly training and equipment updates.
Benefits to our Play Leaders:
- Get to bring your inner child out daily
- Watching children grow & develop through your delivery of the RSP programme
- Being a part of children's lives through their most formative years
- Building warm relationships with parents and their little ones through the classes
- Seeing the excitement on children's faces when they arrive at the class
- Working only 2-3 days per week Mondays & Saturdays initially with development towards a 3rd day a Friday or Tuesday.
- Work life balance, finish early (2/3pm) each day of delivering classes with minimal hours required outside of class days
- Just working 41/42 weeks a year, off over most school holiday periods (Halloween, Xmas, Easter, August)
- Working 17-24 hours per week.
We are looking for:
- An energetic & fun personality
- Professional and/or Personal Experience working with Babies to PreSchoolers
- Can demonstrate a keen interest in early years education
- Experienced in a front line customer service role and/or performance based role
- Holding a relevant qualification is preferable
- Holds a full clean drivers license with own car
- Available to work Mondays & Saturdays (with availability on Fridays & Tuesdays), every week through the school calendar year up to end of July (This is a mandatory requirement, please don't apply if you are not available)
- Athlone Based (2 days in Athlone, plus an additional day to be added at another location)
Additional Info:
- Very Competitive pay rates offered
- Regular training & class equipment provided
- Play Leaders will need to pass & maintain Garda Vetting
- To see more about our classes, visit www.ready2play.ie or join us on Facebook/Instagram @readysteadyplaymidlands
- Any questions about the role? Email: midlands@ready2play.ie or call 0579330452
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: €13.50-€20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 23 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- What professional and/or personal experience do you have with young children?
- Are you available to work Mondays & Saturdays every week throughout the school year, with availability also on Fridays and Tuesdays if required? (This is a mandatory requirement, If you are not available, please do not apply)
- Do you live in a commutable location to work in Athlone and hold a full license with access to a car? (This is a mandatory requirement, if this is not the case, please do not apply)
Language:
- Fluent English (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Ready Steady Play - Early Years Play Leader
Expected start date: 30/07/2025
