At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage children in fun activities and ensure their safety and happiness.
- Company: Join a friendly team at Spring Oscars, dedicated to nurturing children's well-being.
- Benefits: Enjoy 20 days leave, free childcare, and discounts at 15,000 retailers.
- Other info: Flexible hours with opportunities for professional growth and training.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Passion for working with children; First Aid and DBS checks required.
The predicted salary is between 24500 - 24500 £ per year.
Role: Ref 13540 – Play Worker with Spring Oscars
Location: Edinburgh, (Pentland After School Club)
Salary: £24,500.20 per annum
Contract/Hours: Permanent Part Time – 31.25 hours per week
Benefits:
- 20 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays
- Free childcare in our breakfast and after school clubs, with 50% discount in our holiday clubs
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts
About Oscars
Come and work in a key role with the wonderful growing team at Oscars, where our new management team encourage and support progression on our career pathway. We offer warm and friendly childcare for children aged 5 to 14 years. Many of our sites are located within the local primary schools fostering close links with the surrounding community. Our aim is to provide quality out of school childcare to children. We offer play and educational opportunities in a safe welcoming environment focusing on the social and educational welfare of each child. We are proud of our highly qualified and dedicated team who are passionate about nurturing children and promoting their well-being.
Hours / Shifts
For a Full Time Play Worker, the hours would be Breakfast Club and After School Club, with flexible administration time to create your full working week. The club shifts are:
- Breakfast Club - Monday to Friday from 7.15am to 9am
- After School Club - Monday to Thursday from 2pm to 6pm, and Friday from 11.30am to 6pm
We can also offer Part Time and Casual roles.
What you'll be doing
In the role of Play Worker (Unqualified), you'll be:
- Promoting good childcare practice in a professional, inclusive, and flexible manner.
- Planning and taking part in play and leisure activities for children.
- Caring for and supervising our children, making sure that they are safe and happy.
- Thoroughly enjoying your role and making each day count for the children in our care.
What we need from you
In the role of Play Worker (Unqualified), we're ideally looking for someone who has:
- A real passion to work with children and make a difference.
- First Aid qualification or ability to achieve.
- Enhanced DBS Disclosure Certificate or ability to achieve.
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or ability to achieve.
Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you. We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life. Good luck! We can't wait to hear from you.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
At Spring Oscars we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups. Male staff are often under-represented within this sector, and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Play Worker Spring Oscars SCOT Unqualified employer: Spring Nurseries by Action for Children
Spring Nurseries by Action for Children is an exceptional employer, offering a nurturing environment in Ashton-under-Lyne where you can grow both personally and professionally. With a commitment to employee development, you will receive hands-on training while pursuing your Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification, alongside generous benefits such as 25 days of annual leave. Join our supportive team and make a meaningful impact in the lives of children, all while enjoying a fulfilling career in childcare.
Contact Details:
Spring Nurseries by Action for Children Recruitment Team
