Job Description
Giraffe Childcare is hiring Childcare Practitioners, Assistant Managers and Centre Managers across our 24 centres in Dublin, Meath and Kildare.
We have a number of positions available caring for the baby, toddler and pre-school age groups.
What We Offer:
1. Job security
2. Accommodation (terms & conditions apply)
3. Up to 34 days of annual leave including bank holidays and Christmas
4. Career progression opportunities
5. Trainee management programme
6. Ongoing training and development including Manual Handling and First Aid
7. Enhanced employee benefits including Bike to Work, Travel Tax Saver Scheme, supplier discounts
8. Employee gifts: cinema tickets, care packs and so much more
9. Staff appreciation programme
10. Staff wellbeing
11. Staff recognition programme: Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Year
12. Talent exchange programme - access to positions across the world
13. Keep up to date with the leading approaches in early years
14. Be part of an award-winning team
Roles and Responsibilities
To ensure a safe, secure and healthy environment for the care, safety and welfare of the children
15. Provide for the holistic needs of the children
16. Actively engage the children in developmentally appropriate learning activities to facilitate the potential development of each child.
17. Promote and help maintain an organised, clean, safe, well equipped and culturally sensitive learning environment
18. Observe and record childrens progress
19. To communicate effectively with children, parents and staff alike.
20. Meet established policies and procedures, creating an environment of best practice.
The successful candidate must have
In order to be successful in this position the applicant must have:
21. Sincere and genuine love of children
22. Minimum FETAC / QQI Level 5 in Childcare or equivalent
23. Minimum 1 years practical experience in a childcare setting
24. First Aid, Manual Handling and Food Safety training an advantage
25. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
26. A desire to learn progressively throughout your career
We try our best to reply to every applicant, however occasionally due to the number of applicants we will only be able to respond personally to successful candidates. Hopefully, you will be one of those. If not, please do feel free to send your CV again for future positions.
Hours
Various
Salary
Starting Salary: 31,200 - 35,360
Job Location
Dublin, Kildare, Meath
Qualification Level
Minimum QQI/Fetac Level 5