Out of school leader – Juniper Hill

Introduction

Teatimers at Juniper Hill is a lively after school club located in Flackwell Heath. We are a fun-loving, friendly, and caring team that provides a nurturing environment for children and families. We create a “home from home” environment for our children, and we feel proud when they don’t want to leave!

Job Opportunity

We want a dedicated Manager to lead our team and grow with the club. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified practitioner who is looking for a step into leadership or an experienced leader looking for a new challenge. Our management team have got the club up and and running, and its ready for a new Manager take over and develop it.

Work Environment

We offer a supportive work environment that provides full management support and backup to ensure you can focus on delivering the best service to our children and families. You will also have access to training and development opportunities to help you grow in your career.

As the Manager, you will lead a small team to create a caring and stimulating environment where children can grow and thrive. You will be responsible for running the After School club sessions for children aged 4-11 years who attend Juniper Hill School, planning and organizing activities, ensuring the safety and well-being of the children, and communicating with parents and families. The routine administration of the setting is mainly handled for you, with food stock takes and onsite equipment management being your only administration responsibility. You will ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to and record relevant information for recordkeeping, safeguarding, or service improvement purposes. You have the backup of our other club – there is always someone experienced to talk to.

Hours and days

This is a term-time role with the opportunity for extra earning in the school holidays.

Term time hours are 3:15 – 6pm, Monday to Friday so you can fit the job around your lifestyle or an existing job.

You would ideally work a few days a year in our holiday club, which runs two days a week during school holidays and half terms (9 a.m -3 p.m). We work out a schedule that suits everyone and it provides extra pay for all staff.

Qualifications required:

You must have a relevant Level 2 or 3 childcare qualification in childcare.

Nice to haves:

Designated Safeguarding,
Paediatric first aid
food hygiene.

We will train you in these if you don’t have them or they are out of date.

Employee benefits include:

Employee assistance program.
Private annual flu jab.

Staff discount on childcare.
All DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and training costs paid by us.
After three years of service: additional “birthday day” holiday and additional sick leave.

Joining bonus

We are excited to welcome a new Manager to our team and offer a joining bonus of £750 paid in stages to the successful candidate.

At Teatimers, we believe that our staff are our greatest asset, and we provide full management support and backup to ensure that you can focus on delivering the best service to our children and families. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

How to Apply

Job applications should be made using our job application form.

A typical day

Before an after-school session starts, we set the room set up with a selection of toys and games, chosen to keep the children stimulated and entertained. At the same time, we start preparing hot tea.

As children arrive, and they are registered and given a small snack before going off to play. We have indoor and outdoor areas, (including an adventure playground) so staff are deployed to supervise play accordingly.

At 4:30, the children eat a meal together before returning to playing and going outside as soon as practical.

Parents can pick up their children at any time, with pickups typically starting around 5:20. At the end of the session, equipment is tidied away so that everyone can finish at 6.