Early Years Educator Wobbler Room
(25hrs/wk) required at Sunflowers in Lucan.
Sunflowers Childcare is one of the leading full
service early years childcare facilities in Lucan; employing 16 staff and
caring for 55 children Monday to Friday aged between 12 months and 12 years.
Due to ongoing expansion we are currently recruiting for an Early Years Educator
for our Wobbler Room. Our opening hours are 7:30am-6:30pm; you will be expected
to work shifts within these hours. Benefits include 11.5 days/year paid Annual Leave for this part-time position plus paid Bank Holidays; regular
paid tea/coffee breaks; parking, hot beverages and uniform are provided free of
charge. NB Because this is a role which has Monday & Friday as a normal day you will also get fully paid holidays for all Bank Holidays which fall on Mondays/Fridays - usually an additional 10 paid holidays per year!
Start
Date: 24th October or ASAP after
Hours: 25hrs/wk;
Monday 7:30am-6:30pm; Tuesday 7:30am-12:30pm/1:30pm-6:30pm (alternating);
Friday 7:30-6:30pm
Salary:
Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications, but will be attractive,
including the benefits described above, for the right person.
Roles and Responsibilities
As an Early Years Educator in the Wobbler Room you
will be a key member of the Sunflowers team, responsible for delivering high
quality care and learning opportunities for children aged 12 months-2 years,
based on the needs and interests of those children.
Some of
your duties will be:
·
Supporting the children’s play, and consequently their
learning and development
·
Ensuring health, safety and well being of the children including nappy changes, sleep and feeding routines
·
Providing
a warm, caring and developmentally challenging environment for these young children
·
Promoting
positive relationships with parents, children and colleagues
·
Maintaining
professionalism at all times
·
Inducting
new babies (12+ months) into the service
·
Preparing
and serving food for the children in the service
The successful candidate must have:
·
Qualification
in childcare (minimum FETAC/QQI level 5) with previous experience working in a
busy childcare setting; ideally with the 12-24 month age group
·
Excellent
interaction and communication skills –
fluency in both spoken and written English
·
Experience
of and desire to be a team player; but able to work independently
·
Flexibility,
self-motivation, initiative and drive
·
Knowledge
and experience of working with the Aistear Curriculum Framework.
Who to
contact: Lynn O'Dwyer, Owner/Manager
Send your
CV with a covering letter, copies of qualifications, Garda/Police Vetting and 2
written references - one from your most recent employer - to odwyerlynn@gmail.com
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