JOB TITLE: CHILDCARE MANAGER ? PART TIME
LOCATION: Ringwood
REPORTS TO: Head of Services
HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week
JOB TYPE: Part Time
SALARY: ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website**
PURPOSE: To ensure compliance and best practice in all areas of Child
Protection and Welfare across Coolmine services. To provide
leadership, line management and support to Childcare Team Leaders and
ensure best practice in Coolmine Childcare facilities.
CONTACT EMAIL: **Apply on the website**
APPLICATION REF. DU- CM**Apply on the website**
Coolmine is a leading drug and alcohol treatment centre providing
community, day and residential services to men and women and families
with problematic substance use since **Apply on the website**.
Coolmine believes that everyone should have the opportunity to
overcome addiction and lead a fulfilled and productive life.
Coolmine now requires a Childcare Manager to oversee our childcare
services. The Childcare Manager is a part time role and will report to
the Head of Services.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: (INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
* Ensure compliance and best practice in all areas of Child
Protection and Welfare across Coolmine services
* Provide leadership, line management and support to Childcare Team
Leaders and ensure best practice in Coolmine Childcare facilities
* Ensure that all childcare policies are in line with government
guidance and statutory requirements.
* Regularly review and update childcare policies and procedures in
line with Child Protection and Tulsa requirements.
* Ensure that Children First Implementation and Compliance
Self-Audit Checklist and safeguarding statements are reviewed
annually.
* Ensure compliance with TUSLA Early Years Pre-school inspections.
* To also plan, implement and review criteria for childcare
programmes for children. based on an assessment of their individual
and group needs.
* To chair the Child Protection & Welfare Working Group and ensure
any concerns are responded to promptly and accurately.
* Consult with the Designated Liaison Persons and take appropriate
action in accordance with the Child Protection policy.
* To liaise effectively with statutory, community and voluntary
bodies and to attend and contribute to reviews and case conferences as
required.
* Gather information statistics and prepare reports as required.
* Ensure all records and returns in relation to Pobal payments are
managed in a timely manner.
* Identify training needs with Childcare services and implement
relevant training programmes.
* Manage all aspects of growth of Childcare services within Coolmine
PERSON SPECIFICATION
EDUCATION
* Relevant 3rd Level qualification
* Professional certification (e.g. Certified Compliance & Ethics
Professional)
* Professional management qualification preferred
EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE
* Previous experience managing a child care service
* Knowledge of the Children?s first Act **Apply on the website**
and Children?s First National Guidance for the protection and
Welfare of Children **Apply on the website**
* Experience of implementing and reviewing Children?s First
Self-Audit Checklist and Safeguarding statements in a child care
setting
* Knowledge of Tulsa early years inspectorate and experience of
achieving compliance
* Knowledge of the Pobal system and funding applications
* Experience of implementing policies and procedures in line with
Child Protection and Tulsa requirements
* Knowledge of childcare sector practices, criteria and professional
standards
COMPETENCES REQUIRED
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Clear written and verbal communication skills
* Strong Leadership Skills
* Skills to motivate and develop staff to deliver quality service
* Capacity to work effectively under pressure
* Committed to meeting the needs of excluded and marginalised
people.
* Ability to manage change and be responsive to evolving
organisational change.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
* Integrity, honesty, confidentiality and builds trust with others
* Team player and with flexible approach
* Respect for the values and ethos of Coolmine
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates who meet the Person Specification requirements
should send their cover letter & CV to Justinah Bello at **Apply on
the website**. on or before FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH MARCH
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**. Please quote this application reference DU -
CM**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_COOLMINE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER._
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Type: Permanent
Payment:
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