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Childcare Practitioners

Childcare Practitioners

Giraffe ChildcareDublin, County Dublin, IE
25 days ago
Salary
€15.00 hourly
Job type
  • Quick Apply
Job description

We are now recruiting Childcare Practitioners for our centres in Dublin, Meath & Kildare

We have a number of positions available caring for the baby, toddler and pre-school age groups.

What We Offer :

  • Accommodation (terms & conditions apply)
  • Job security
  • Up to 34 days annual leave including bank holidays and Christmas
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Access to WellBee - Our staff wellbeing programme
  • Access to Wellhub- A digital wellbeing platform which supports our teams wellbeing
  • Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Trainee management programme
  • Ongoing training and development including Manual Handling and First Aid
  • Enhanced employee benefits including : Bike to Work, Travel Tax Saver Scheme, supplier discounts
  • Employee gifts : cinema tickets, care packs and so much more
  • Staff appreciation programme
  • Staff wellbeing
  • Staff recognition programme : Employee of the Quarter, Employee of the Year
  • Talent exchange programme - access to positions across the world
  • Keep up to date with the leading approaches in early years
  • Be part of an award winning team

Role Description :

  • To ensure a safe, secure and healthy environment for the care, safety and welfare of the children
  • Provide for the holistic needs of the children
  • Actively engage the children in developmentally appropriate learning activities to facilitate the potential development of each child.
  • Promote and help maintain an organised, clean, safe, well equipped and culturally sensitive learning environment
  • Observe and record children's progress
  • To communicate effectively with children, parents and staff alike.
  • Meet established policies and procedures, creating an environment of best practice.

    • Qualifications & Experience :

    In order to be successful in this position the applicant must have :

  • Sincere and genuine love of children
  • Minimum FETAC / QQI Level 5 in Childcare or equivalent
  • Minimum 1 year's practical experience in a childcare setting
  • First Aid, Manual Handling and Food Safety training an advantage
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • 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.