Creche Worker
| Posting date: | 21 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Tameside, OL7 0LL |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75703877 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade E. Scale 11 - £18,936 to Scale 16 - £20,536 (actual salary)
Hours Per Week: 25
Base Location: North Family Hub, Trafalgar Square, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 0LL
Assessment Date: 19th June 2025
The Role
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Crèche Worker to be based at North Family Hub. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high quality childcare to children (B-5 yrs)
You will be expected to hold an appropriate childcare qualification at Level 3 or equivalent, have a good safeguarding knowledge and an excellent knowledge of the EYFS and child development.
Within this role you will need to work both individually and within a multi-agency team. You will be expected to work across Tameside.
It is expected that you plan, deliver and evaluate a range of high-quality play, learning and early years interventions/ activities, ensuring quality experiences for families with children aged B-5 that incorporates the EYFS.
As part of the Early Years offer in Tameside you will be expected to deliver in line with the EY GM delivery model delivering crèche facilities for families accessing parenting courses.
There is additional expectation to support the work ongoing with the Childrens Centres and support wider teams as required.
This post is subject to a full DBS check
About You
Candidates must have excellent communication skills which will enable them to undertake effective creche sessions.
You must also have a good understanding of Early Years and the EYFS and have confidence in your ability to support children and young people.
You will need to be flexible in your approach and have a good understanding of In the Moment Planning.
The Early Help service has a strong ethos of working in a multiagency environment, developing and maintaining strong professional relationships with partner agencies to ensure services can support positive and lasting change with families.
About Us
Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services
“I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues.
“I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here.
“We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change.
“We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding.
“I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.”
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 2134 / rachel.berrisford@tameside.gov.uk or 0161 342 2165 / jenny.bostock@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: 000948
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