Childcare Manager – Person in Charge

• Level 5 CCLD or Playwork or equivalent / BA Hons Early Childhood Studies
• 12-18 months experience managing a Day Care setting
• Current Paediatric First Aid
• Current Designated Child Protection Training
• Food Safety Qualification
• Demonstrable enthusiasm and commitment for CPD
• Demonstrable awareness of risk / benefit assessment
• Expert knowledge of Minimum Standards
• Excellent IT skills – including use of Famly app, Google Drive, devices and other software
• Clean Driving Licence / Ability to drive a 7 or 9 seater company vehicle

Are you a dynamic, flexible and passionate individual who has chosen Childcare as a Vocation and Career? Have you experience managing a busy Day Nursery setting
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Bumbles is recruiting a Childcare Manager for Bumbles HQ setting at 22 Knockbreda Road, Belfast BT6 0JA
. In this role, you will collaborate with 2 existing and experienced Managers of other settings and further Senior Coordinators who are ‘Persons in Charge’. Additional support is provided from a Business & Development Manager and Bumbles Director Patricia Maxwell. Working alongside this Senior Team, you will lead and inspire our team of all levels, ensuring Bumbles vision and values are apparent in the excellent Childcare provision we provide to our families every day.

In return, we offer an admirable salary and package. This Manager role oversees a 53 place Nursery in our HQ setting and an adjoining 48 place wraparound setting in Rosetta Primary School, directly opposite.

Hours:

37 hours over a 4 day week
, covering 4 full days and operational hours (7:45am to 6pm).

• 4 day week (37 hours)
• Salary negotiable for the right person
• 30 days annual leave (29 statutory plus 1 day for Senior position) Years of service rewarded after 2 years in role
• Opportunity to attend relative training and CPD courses that could be brought to Bumbles
• Team Well‑being initiatives (e Birthday Vouchers, Massages, seasonal events)
• Access to 24/7 Wellbeing & Counselling support
• Company Pension

This salary encompasses any time you may be required to work outside of hours. This is a rare occurrence but might be for example, meeting someone regarding a maintenance job at a weekend, attending a meeting etc.

Bumbles operates across 5 settings (3 locations) based in BT6 & BT7 – This role may sometimes require you to move between settings. (You must be fully flexible to move to any setting when required i.e annual leave cover, sickness absence etc)

• Passionate about Childcare and Early Years with strong understanding of Minimum Standards
• Energetic and approachable personality
• Solution focused and an ability to think on your feet
• Highly organised and excellent time‑keeping skills
• Excellent IT skills, including use of Famly app, Google Drive, devices and other software
• Flexible to suit business needs

(Please see essential and desirable criteria above.)

The management role is to ensure the provision of safe, high quality education and care for children aged approximately 3 months – 11 years. In order to do so, the manager must fulfil legal and statutory requirements, contribute to and implement Bumbles policies and procedures. The manager must have a holistic view of Bumbles, ensure attention to detail and at all times consider our overall provision.

Your responsibilities as Childcare Manager of Bumbles Day Care include:

• To lead, manage and work as part of a team ensuring the provision of a safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment for the children in our care.
• To promote a positive workplace culture and deliver and implement Bumbles values, policies and objectives. Bumbles culture is essentially a shared set of behaviours and mindsets that influence how we all work together, supporting one another ensuring a strong, consistent and reliable team approach with required staffing levels being met at all times.
• To lead our team through times of change as we grows and adapt to the current childcare climate.
• To assist the recruitment process. You will identify the need to recruit and assist the Business & Development manager with recruitment administration, interviews.
• You will ensure good and timely inductions for…