Play Leader Spring Oscars SCOT
Play Leader Spring Oscars SCOT
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Job Description
Role: Ref 11247 Play Leader with Spring Oscars (Club Manager)
Location: Edinburgh (View locations on oursite here to work across our Edinburgh sites peripatetic)
Salary:Up to 30000 per annum
Contract/Hours:Permanent Full Time / Flexible Hours(Shifts worked between 7.15am to 6pm Monday to Friday) pick and choose when you work around your study family retirement or home life!
Closing date: Midnight on 21st May 2025
Benefits:
- 20 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays
- Free childcare in our breakfast and after school clubs with 50% discount in our holiday clubs
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
- Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts
Were thrilled that youre considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes and well tell you what you need to know
About Oscars
Come and work in a key role with the wonderful growing team at Oscars where our new management team encourage and support progression on our career pathway.
We offer warm and friendly childcare for children aged 5 to 14 years. Many of our sites are located within the local primary schools fostering close links with the surrounding community.
Our aim is to provide quality out of school childcare to children. We offer play and educational opportunities in a safe welcoming environment focusing on the social and educational welfare of each child. We are proud of our highly qualified and dedicated team who are passionate about nurturing children and promoting their wellbeing.
The role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Play Leader (equivalent to a nursery manager role) to join and lead our team site to provide a safe caring fun and stimulating environment. Our Play Leaders provide the highest standard of leadership to their teams while being supported by our wider operations team.
What youll be doing
In the role of Play Leader youll be:
- Promoting the emotional physical social psychological developmental and educational wellbeing of children as paramount.
- Leading and be responsible for the daytodaymanagementof a Spring OSCARS before andafter school care.
- Preparing the club for the daily activities including snacks or breakfast is prepared in line with healthy eating guidelines.
- Managing a team of Play Work staff providing inductions supervision team meetings appraisals and training.
- Liaising and taking a lead role with relevant partners ensuring effective communication and completion/recording of company and regulatory documentation.
What we need from you
Our successful candidate will have an enthusiastic and proactive mindset with a positive attitude and have the ability to lead the team to form strong and supportive relationships with the parents children and the team. Our Job Description outlines the requirements of the role but the must haves are:
- Minimum level SVQ 3or HNC qualificationin Childcare orEarlyYears and willing to study further.
- Registration with Scottish Social Services Council.
- Experience of working in a senior/managementrolewithin anurserysetting or out of school setting.
- Experience of leadinga staffteam includingsupervision workallocation assessment or training andprofessionaldevelopment.
- A thorough knowledge andunderstandingof the Curriculum for Excellence GIRFEC Care Inspectionrequirementsand relevant currentlegislation.
- An understanding of child protection processes safeguarding and working with vulnerable children.
Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey wed love to hear from you.
We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life.
Good luck! We cant wait to hear from you.
Contact: If you need support with your application please contact our Recruitment Team at quoting the above Reference.
Well be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity Equality and Inclusion
At Spring Oscars were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are underrepresented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups.
Male staff are often underrepresented within this sector and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles.
We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore all applicants are expected tohaveanunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguarding bestpractice.
Dont meet every single requirement
If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.
There are 5 sections for you to complete Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration please refer to the Job Description when applying.
We also want to know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families.
Talent Pool:Were sure youve got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If youre unsuccessful this time around wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let us know if youd rather we didnt do that.
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See below for further information about working with us:
Spring Early Years Career Pathway
Employment Type
Full-Time
