After School Club Manager

Location:

Christchurch (BH23) – Dorset, South West, United Kingdom

Salary:

£28k – 32k per year

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Advertiser:

Nurse Seekers

Job ID:

131824294

Posted On:

22 April 2025

Manager for Afterschool and Holiday Club

Nurse Seekers are proud to be working on behalf of a quality Afterschool and Holiday Club Childcare provider who provide wraparound care. They are looking to employ a Manager for one of their excellent setting which is based in the Christchurch area. The successful candidate for this role will manage your setting & team effectively ensuring high standards of Health & Safety, care, development & play.

This is a unique opportunity as you will only be working split shifts meaning an easy work/personal life balance.

Necessary Requirements:

* To hold a level three or equivalent qualification and/or hold at least 2 years’ managerial experience in Playwork or comparable field, to be able to pass Ofsted Suitability Interview.
* Strong leadership skills
* A strong background of working with children in similar settings
* A passion for early childhood education and development
* Willing to train- to participate fully in in-house training, to attend any external training required, to be able to feedback on training given and assist others in understanding aims & objectives
* Knowledge of safeguarding and health & safety standards
* Able to lead a group of children in an activity
* Able to work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and helping with all tasks that may arise in order to maintain high standards of care
* Able to speak professionally to children and parents

Key Responsibilities

* To oversee arrangements for collection and collect children to Club
* To ensure any absent children are accounted for.
* To plan and organize activities in advance, with the help of other members of staff and wherever possible with the children. To keep clear records of these plans
* To ensure your site meets Ofsted EYFS standards, GDPR, Health & Safety requirements etc.
* To ensure that Club policies and EYFS are adhered to and where possible standards are raised.
* To support your team to monitor & deal with inappropriate behavior according to Club policy guidelines & those of the law
* To be the named safeguarding lead of the club and to report to the designated safeguarding lead of the company.
* To lead Weekly Team Meetings and or Holiday Club Meetings according to procedure and attend & participate in half termly Managers’ and training meetings.
* To oversee Keywork for EYFS children effectively, ensuring Keyworkers build & maintain positive relationships with families, keeping tidy and accurate records up to date, planning personalized play and evaluating it for further play opportunities.
* To ensure all paperwork for each member of your team is up to date- eg, Staff information form, Induction completed for all new staff, staff sign in & out etc.
* To put Handbooks & Training manual guidance into practice and meet required training needs

Benefits

* Performance based Christmas Bonuses are paid to all staff.
* Prizes for performance related achievements.
* You have full access to our 24 hour support line, advice and counselling services
* You are eligible for 30% off fees for childcare.
* Long service recognition – you are awarded an extra half day holiday for each full year you complete with us, to a maximum of one full week holiday.
* Parents with children aged 13 under get an extra 5 days sickness allowance
* Flexible working hours, meaning an easy work/personal life balance.

If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then apply today or email your most up to date CV to # .

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