Relief Creche Assistant

1. This is an exciting new role for someone passionate about providing quality crèche and childcare for young children and being involved in the delivery of early year’s childcare and related programmes.
2. The purpose of role is to contribute to a service of community parenting support which empowers parents to develop their child’s wellbeing by providing a range of services such as high quality childcare.
3. You will assist in preparing the materials and activities in the room to aid the children’s play experiences and learning outcomes.

This is an exciting new role for someone passionate about providing quality crèche and childcare for young children and being involved in the delivery of early year’s childcare and related programmes.

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated person with a proven track record demonstrating their ability as a Childcare Assistant who will assist the Flintshire Crèche and Childcare Service Lead and Supervisors in the delivery of quality provision.

The successful candidate will have achieved a minimum CCLD/CCPLD Level 2 or equivalent with demonstrable experience of working within a childcare setting.

Additional qualifications relating to play / commitment to working towards play qualification will be required. 

Job Purpose:

• To contribute to a service of community parenting support which empowers parents to develop their child’s wellbeing by providing a range of services such as high quality childcare.
• To assist the Flintshire Crèche & Childcare Service Lead and Supervisor in the delivery and development of Garden City Childcare and Flintshire Crèche and Childcare Services provision.
• To be responsible and care for all children as a group or on a 1 to 1 basis within settings, expanding children’s development through inclusive play and learning.
• To model good practice and lead by example.
• To work within all age ranges of 0-12 years

Principal Accountabilities:

• Work with colleagues, the Supervisor, the Lead, and the Childcare Development Officer and other professionals to help develop and plan appropriate programmes of care and activities for children ages 0-12 years, working within the Garden City Childcare and Flintshire Crèche Services, and other childcare provision across Flintshire, ensuring routines are adhered to throughout the day. This may include 7delivery on an outreach basis and/or community events.
• Provide an inclusive enriched play environment, in which children can develop physically, mentally and socially, feeling at ease and free to explore.
• Supervise the children at all times, ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to in accordance with legislation, regulation and CIW minimum standards (ECERS, ITERS and Healthy Preschool initiative).
• Assist in preparing the materials and activities in the room to aid the children’s play experiences and learning outcomes.
• Work within the Welsh Government programmes e.g. Flying Start, Childcare Offer to ensure that each child’s individual needs are respected and recognised targets and goals are set both personally and developmentally for each child to ensure they meet the required outcomes.
• Act as a key-worker for children within your care, ensuring communication with parents, under guidance of the Lead, is of high importance which includes enabling them to develop an understanding of the importance of play at each stage of thechild’s development.