Out of School Care Coordinator Glasgow   £19,048 - £21,720 pro-rata

OOSC Coordinator –
Out of School Care,
St. Bernard’s Primary School, 14-16 Dove Street, Glasgow, G53 7BP
£19,048 - £21,720 pro rata 25 hours per week (A5 – B4)

YMCA Glasgow are currently recruiting for an Out of School Care Coordinator to be based within our Youth Zone Project in St Bernard’s Primary School. As a member of the Out of School Care team you will be required to provide a high quality of Out of School Care service that meets with the current National Standards.
Reporting directly to the Project Manager and through him/her to the Area Manager, Assistant Director, Director of Operations and ultimately the Chief Executive Officer your duties will entail:

• Coordinating and supporting the work of the childcare team on the day-to-day running of OOSC provision
• Providing supervision and support to the childcare team
• Coordinating the collection of children from school (where appropriate) and the safe delivery to parents and/or named carer
• Ensuring that the OOSC is a safe environment for children, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high and safety procedures are implemented at all times
• Providing safe, creative, appropriate play opportunities, preparing and organising the activities programme that supports the development of children ages between 5 and 14
• Facilitating children’s social, physical, intellectual, communication and emotional development
• Promoting and reinforcing the self-esteem of all the children
• Ensuring records with personal details of children and their families are properly maintained and held securely
• Establishing and developing positive working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
• Carrying out day-to-day administration of the service i.e. record keeping, banking, responding to contact from parents or others
• Working within an agreed budget
• Being aware of and following the policies and procedures of YMCA Glasgow
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Liaising with external agencies, as agreed by line manager
• Any other reasonable duties to specified

It is essential that all applicants are educated to SVQ 4 Level in Child Care/ Management or equivalent and knowledge of current relevant legislation, policies and strategies relating to child care services. The ideal candidate will have the ability to successfully co-ordinate and motivate staff as well as maintain budgets efficiently and effectively. A working knowledge and understanding of developing safe, creative, appropriate play opportunities for children and a full driving licence are desirable.

Please note that we cannot accept CV's for this position, for a full application pack please contact our recruitment hotline on 0141 565 1208 or select the APPLY button.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 30 March 2010 at 12 noon.
This post is exempt under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003 and will be subject to enhanced checks with Disclosure Scotland.
YMCA Glasgow is a charity committed to equal opportunity.

Scottish Charity No. SCO17093

Closing Date:     30-Mar-2010

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