Creche Supervisor

Reading Community Learning Centre is a passionate, women-centred independent charity which provides education and support for migrant, refugee and asylum- seeking women from minority ethnic communities who may be unable to access more mainstream services because of the educational, social or cultural barriers they face.

We are looking for a female creche supervisor with a qualification in childcare at Level 3 NVQ, Cache, NNEB or equivalent in Childcare or a similar subject, have a good understanding of OFSTED, Safeguarding and EYFS.

You would be working in a friendly, relaxed, multi-cultural creche with children from 0 – 5 years, helping them to develop socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically, paying particular attention to their language development.  The work is sessional and term-time only (three 10-week terms per year). Applicants who can fluently speak a second language preferably in one of the following is desirable; Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, Nepali, Hindi/ Urdu or Pashto or Tigrinya.

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Following the Early Years Foundation Stage agenda, to plan a programme of purposeful and imaginative child-centred play offering the widest possible range of choices to each child.
• To manage staff so that they can develop and contribute their skills effectively to the care of children in the creche.
• To ensure that a safe and healthy environment exists at all times.
• To ensure that all activities reflect the Centre’s policies on equality of opportunity.
• To keep appropriate records as required by the Centre Manager
• To consult with and inform parents / carers of issues regarding their child, the crèche and other matters of interest to them.
• To plan and manage the training needs of all staff in the crèche.
• Other activities as required from time to time.