Childcare Practitioner
Fife Council, Inverkeithing, Fife
Childcare Practitioner
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Fife Council, Inverkeithing, Fife
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 6 days ago, 21 Mar | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 5041697026034039b5f6f1ad42046c03
Full Job Description
Are you enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of children and young people in Fife? Fife Council's Out of School Clubs are the perfect place for you! We support families by providing a safe and fun environment for children and young people while their parents/carers attend work, training, or further education. Our clubs offer a wide range of play-based activities that keep the children engaged and happy. What You'll Do:
- Plan and Supervise Activities: Work with other likeminded individuals to plan, create and inspire the children to engage in a wide range of activities and experiences.
- Set Up Play Spaces: Create magical, inviting play areas to allow the children to be creative and capture their imagination and interests.
- Encourage Independence: Support children to explore their interests, confidence, self-esteem and life-long skills.
- Provide Nutritious Snacks: Support children to make healthy snacks that cater to dietary and nutritional needs.
- Handle Accidents/Incidents: Be the hero in emergencies with your quick response.
- Assist with Record Keeping: Support the Senior Childcare Practitioner to ensure everything is organised and running smoothly., Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our
Join our team where every day is different, full of fun and laughter. Where we make an impact on our children and young people. For more detailed information about the job and the type of person we're looking for, check out the role profile linked at the bottom of this advert. The Person If you are someone who: - Is fun, engaging, adaptable, enthusiastic about working with children and young people.
- Has experience of working with children and young people within a play, care or learning setting.
- Is willing to work towards the SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People) or already holds a suitable qualification. In return you will benefit from:
- An hourly rate of £13.26 per hour.
- The ability to gain a formal qualification through our own SVQ Assessor.
- Access to a wide range of professional learning and training opportunities.
- Career progression opportunities., behaviour framework for more information. Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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Fife Council
View full company profileWe employ approximately 18,000 employees who provide 900 different services to over 365,000 people yet we have one of the highest overall customer satisfaction ratings for a Council in the UK. The services we provide range from education, social work, housing, and community services to transportation, looking after the environment and developing the economy. We are a large organisation and have a wide range of job roles from teachers, social care workers, community education workers, and planners, to support roles, like accountancy, IT and HR, not to mention communications and marketing, and law. Fife Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community. In addition, we are a Disability Confident employer and as users of the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If you're looking for a real career challenge, you'll find it here in Fife!
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