Operations & Childcare Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Activ Camps

Activ Camps

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Activ Camps Ltd is a friendly and lively company providing multi-activity holiday camps, as well as breakfast and after school clubs for children, families and schools across South London.

We are passionate about providing the highest quality experience for children within our community, recruiting the very best people to support this.

Activ Camps, a well established and highly regarded company, is now looking for a driven, engaging and highly organised childcare professional with the passion, experience and capability to further support the management of our camps and clubs, with specific focus on the Early Years and those with special educational needs and disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

To work closely with the Managing Director and Operations Manager to plan the delivery and expansion of Activ Camps' Before and Afterschool Clubs.
To represent Activ Camps in conversations and negotiations with key stakeholders, including existing and future venues, clients and staff, particularly with regards to Before and Afterschool Clubs.
To support in the management of Activ Camps' Before and Afterschool Clubs Provision, overseeing associated Site Managers and Playworkers to ensure that expected standards are maintained and that the requirements of the Before and Afterschool Clubs are met.
To oversee the creation and implementation of all resources required to ensure Before and Afterschool Clubs Policies and Procedures can be successfully and efficiently upheld.
To lead and inspire children, staff and colleagues, maintaining a positive, proactive and professional attitude at all times.
To uphold Activ Camps' Safeguarding and Health & Safety Policies at all times, ensuring that the children's and staff's safety and wellbeing is always our first priority.
To oversee the development and delivery of staff training events and resources, with a particular focus on Before and Afterschool Clubs, including Continued Professional Development.
To work with the Operations Manager to lead in the further development of Activ Camps' Early Years and SEND Policies, leading in the implementation of these across our provisions
To be a proactive first point of contact for parents/carers of children in the Early Year and/or with SEND, supporting them and their child's experience of holiday camp before, during and after the event
To oversee the development and delivery of staff training events and resources, focussing on the Early Years and SEND
To lead Camps, Clubs and Events whenever required to ensure the highest possible quality of provision

Personal Specifications

Essential Attributes:

Previous experience working in childcare/education settings
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and positive working relationships with colleagues
Highly motivated to hit targets, highly organised and proactive
Positive and professional

Desirable Attributes:

Previous experience working in Breakfast/After School Club Setting and/or multiactivity camps settings
Previous experience working with children with SEND and/or the Early Years
Enhanced DBS Checks
Formal Childcare Qualifications
Paediatric First Aid Training
Drivers Licence

Salary:

£26,000 per annum

Contract:

Full Time Contract

Start date:

Monday 23rd January 2023

Work hours:

Subject to change based on requirements of role and our provisions

Holidays:

23 days pro-rata plus all public holidays

Location:

Company Office in Brixton, London, with possibility for remote working.

Regular visits to various venues in South London where our camp and clubs operate.

Two rounds of interview, two suitable references and a contract returned with associated Annexes signed. Enhanced DBS Check to be completed.

Training requirements:

On the job training and induction.

Safeguarding

Activ Camps Ltd is committed to safe practice in recruitment and selection that includes consideration of issues to do with child protection, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Engagements of work will not be authorised unless staff have completed an Enhanced DBS, references verified and checks completed in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Inclusion & Diversity

How to apply

Please contact expressing your interest in this post with an attached cover letter and CV.
Please note Activ Camps Ltd is unable to reimburse interview expenses.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:

Up to £26,000.00 per year

Schedule: