Unique Voice CIC: Wrap Around Care – Club Manager

Bristol, Clouds Hill Rd, Bristol BS5 7LE

Job Role:

We are looking for a manager who is passionate about having a positive impact on KS1 children through the medium of arts, play and well-begin activities. Allowing young people to start and end their day, feeling calm and regulated ahead of school or home time. Alongside this, have the ability to foster and maintain a strong and efficient team, who’s work, and actions align to the core values of Unique Voice.

Our manager will passionately lead their team to provide a safe, stimulating, comfortable and friendly environment. They will compliment school policies and fulfil statutory childcare provision requirements with thorough knowledge of Unique Voice policies and procedures.

The successful candidates will need to be organised, supportive, enthusiastic and kind with the ability to communicate and interact with both children, parents and school staff in an approachable and professional manner.

They must be able to demonstrate they are a nurturing individual, hardworking and has a good understanding of working with children ages 4 – 7 years.

Responsibilities:

Be responsible for the daily management of Breakfast and After School Club, including site resources, requirements and premises health and safety.
Team management, to include staff scheduling, recruitment and training.
Be the main point of contact for parents and manage setting booking system and registers.
Ensuring a safe, fun, and stimulating environment for children.
Leading and coordinating various activities, tailored to different age groups.
Maintaining professionalism in interactions with children, parents, colleagues, and schools.
Safeguarding the well-being of all children attending our clubs.
Ensuring you and your team maintain and follow our core values.

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Characteristics:

We welcome applications from candidates who have:

Experience of working with children and young people from a variety of backgrounds.
Ability to build an authentic rapport with children and young people.
Ability to empathise with the different needs and concerns of children and young people.
Are engaging, fun and imaginative.
Are reliable, punctual and organised with the ability to effectively manage the daily operations and running of the setting.
A great team manager, who can support and inspire those around you.
A great communicator who can interact with both children, parents and school staff in an approachable and professional manner.
Have an Enhanced DBS certificate registered on the Update Service or willing to undertake a new Enhanced DBS Check and register with the Update Service.
Willingness to carry out company policies, in particular with regard to safeguarding and child protection.

Qualifications and experience required:

Essential:

Minimum two years’ experience managing a childcare setting of a similar nature.
Awareness of Safeguarding. (Further training will be provided)
Proven ability to manage a team, including recruitment, training and scheduling of staff.
Experience of working creatively with children and young people.
Full driving licence and access to vehicle.

Desirable:

Level 3 Qualification in Childcare / Early Years Care.
Experience working with young people and their families, with an awareness of additional support needs.
Paediatric First Aid. (Training can be provided)
Experience using childcare booking software, register management.

Hours & Contract:

35 hours per week / 5 days per week Monday – Friday, to manage and deliver all breakfast club and after school sessions during term time.
Breakfast Club Delivery: 7.30am-9.15am
After School Club Delivery: 2.30pm-6.15pm (additional contracted hours are flexible)
Permanent, Term-Time Only (Additional two weeks out of term required for administration duties, spread across year). Excludes weekends and bank holidays.

Salary & Benefits:

£30,160 – £33,280 pro rata, dependant on experience. (£22,488 – £24,814)

Response and application instructions:

All applicants must complete our online application form: Application Form. All areas of the form should be completed in full in order to comply with our safer recruitment policy.

If you wish to receive this information in an alternative format, or you wish to discuss the vacancy, application or interview process more fully, including adjustments which can be made to remove any barriers to your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team through any of the following methods:
meg@uniquevoice.org / 0117 428 6240

Safeguarding:
Due to our position of trust in our sector and the nature of our work with children and young people, all employees employed directly with the Company will
be required to complete the Company Application Form to a required standard, provide suitable references and will be required to undergo enhanced DBS
checking; as required by Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) protocol. Part of your role will be processing the safer recruitment of staff and as such this role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

In the process of collecting references, we will request information regarding whether or not you are considered suitable to work with children and young people. You will be required to bring identification and processing documents with you to interview; a list of suitable documents will be provided once you have been shortlisted.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
Unique Voice CIC is committed to actively encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and throughout the services we deliver. Our aim is to eliminate unlawful discrimination of all kinds and provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full-time.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 3rd January 2025.

INTERVIEW DATES:
First Stage: Online w/c 6th January 2025.
Second Stage: In person at our Head Office w/c 13th January 2025.

START DATE: Monday 3rd February. Team training w/c 17th February.