To support with the management of delivering a quality childcare provision for YMCA Thames Gateway on a day-to-day basis, ensuring the needs of local children and their families are met. To ensure the safeguarding and welfare requirements are delivered in line with Ofsted requirements.
Main duties & responsibilities Childcare:
To be responsible for supporting the management of the day-to-day delivery and coordination of the setting for YMCA Thames Gateway. To ensure all staff in the allocated room complete daily and weekly observations for all children in line with procedures and ensure these inform planning and assessment. To promote and deliver a high public profile and customer care service on behalf of YMCA Thames Gateway. To follow the SEN Code of Practice. To prepare registers and monitor daily attendance using the Childcare Management System. To complete and submit monthly performance monitoring reports to the Children Services Manager, and other reports as required. To assist in the setting and monitoring of budgets for the provision. Curriculum:
To create and manage a play environment where children can make choices, access a range of resources and be supported by a responsive and adaptable approach to their learning and development. To ensure a curriculum is delivered that is creative, stimulating and fun which facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where appropriate, spiritual development of each child in line with the EYFS Framework. Communication & Partnership Working:
To work in partnership and ensure effective communication with all the other YMCATG departments and external schools and agencies. To communicate with staff and parents effectively to ensure the welfare of all children attending the setting. To attend line management meetings, regular work reviews, department team meetings, full staff meetings and training days. To positively promote the childcare setting and the general work of the YMCA and its partners when meeting external contacts, potential clients and members of the community. To attend relevant external meetings as required e.g. Social Services case conferences, internal and external YMCA staff meetings, partnership meetings and parents meetings. To work alongside fellow childcare professionals, e.g. health visitors, speech therapists, education specialists, EYAT, SENCO etc. Administration:
To support the manager with the overall administration, paperwork and recording of the childcare setting. To ensure that all necessary administration is carried out to enable the setting to run efficiently and effectively, meeting all requirements laid down by legislation, the YMCA Board of Management and partner agencies. To support with collating all Educational Grant registration documentation and ensure it is completed each term using the relevant portal. To implement YMCATG's fee procedures, ensuring payments are made promptly and in advance. To ensure each child's developmental records are updated and monitored regularly. To supervise and collate accurate staff time sheets for your staff and students and ensure these are transferred to relevant payroll sheets and submitted to head of family and children's services. People Management:
To support with and provide line management, supervision and leadership to all staff and volunteers. To provide overall leadership in managing and promoting positive behaviour of children. To participate in the recruiting, inducting, and training of childcare staff in line with the YMCA Thames Gateway recruitment policy and national standards set by Ofsted. General: There may be occasions when the post holder may be required to work at any other of the YMCA TG sites/offices in line with service needs. The post holder must always carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to YMCA TG policies and procedures in particular Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Safeguarding and Data Protection Act. All staff have a responsibility to participate in the YMCA TG Individual Performance Review Scheme and to contribute to their own development, and the development of any staff they appraise or are responsible for. The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the service. To Apply click button
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To be responsible for supporting the management of the day-to-day delivery and coordination of the setting for YMCA Thames Gateway. To ensure all staff in the allocated room complete daily and weekly observations for all children in line with procedures and ensure these inform planning and assessment. To promote and deliver a high public profile and customer care service on behalf of YMCA Thames Gateway. To follow the SEN Code of Practice. To prepare registers and monitor daily attendance using the Childcare Management System. To complete and submit monthly performance monitoring reports to the Children Services Manager, and other reports as required. To assist in the setting and monitoring of budgets for the provision. Curriculum:
To create and manage a play environment where children can make choices, access a range of resources and be supported by a responsive and adaptable approach to their learning and development. To ensure a curriculum is delivered that is creative, stimulating and fun which facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where appropriate, spiritual development of each child in line with the EYFS Framework. Communication & Partnership Working:
To work in partnership and ensure effective communication with all the other YMCATG departments and external schools and agencies. To communicate with staff and parents effectively to ensure the welfare of all children attending the setting. To attend line management meetings, regular work reviews, department team meetings, full staff meetings and training days. To positively promote the childcare setting and the general work of the YMCA and its partners when meeting external contacts, potential clients and members of the community. To attend relevant external meetings as required e.g. Social Services case conferences, internal and external YMCA staff meetings, partnership meetings and parents meetings. To work alongside fellow childcare professionals, e.g. health visitors, speech therapists, education specialists, EYAT, SENCO etc. Administration:
To support the manager with the overall administration, paperwork and recording of the childcare setting. To ensure that all necessary administration is carried out to enable the setting to run efficiently and effectively, meeting all requirements laid down by legislation, the YMCA Board of Management and partner agencies. To support with collating all Educational Grant registration documentation and ensure it is completed each term using the relevant portal. To implement YMCATG's fee procedures, ensuring payments are made promptly and in advance. To ensure each child's developmental records are updated and monitored regularly. To supervise and collate accurate staff time sheets for your staff and students and ensure these are transferred to relevant payroll sheets and submitted to head of family and children's services. People Management:
To support with and provide line management, supervision and leadership to all staff and volunteers. To provide overall leadership in managing and promoting positive behaviour of children. To participate in the recruiting, inducting, and training of childcare staff in line with the YMCA Thames Gateway recruitment policy and national standards set by Ofsted. General: There may be occasions when the post holder may be required to work at any other of the YMCA TG sites/offices in line with service needs. The post holder must always carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to YMCA TG policies and procedures in particular Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Safeguarding and Data Protection Act. All staff have a responsibility to participate in the YMCA TG Individual Performance Review Scheme and to contribute to their own development, and the development of any staff they appraise or are responsible for. The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive; the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the service. To Apply click button
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