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Scoil Beag, is a community-based Crèche providing a quality childcare service for children aged between 6 months & 9 years.
We are in need of someone unique to join our team.
We invite applications for the following positions: -
1. Early Years Lead Maternity Cover for 12months until August 2025
Hours of work:- 40hrs per week on a rota basis.
Job description
* You must have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
* You must be able to laugh at jokes you don't understand, or you don't find funny!
*You will leave work every day with muddy, wet, sticky clothes and know that it means it’s been a good day!
* You will preferably have a little bit of quirkiness. If a child requests that you be a captain of a pirate ship, you will be the best pirate captain you can be!
* You must feel comfortable telling everybody in the same room as you, that you are going to the toilet!
* The ability to sing in tune is not necessary; however the ability to sing out of tune in front of a crowd is essential.
* As is dancing to all types of music!
* You must be able to distribute warm hugs as required.
* You must know who Cocomelon, Peppa Pig, Elsa, Anna, Spider man, and Batman are and know every single word to ‘Baby Shark’.
* Possessing the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people is of the utmost importance.
* You must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on your clothing.
*Given just some sticks and leaves, you could create something amazing that even Art Attack presenters would be proud of..
* Pretending to eat play dough creations realistically is required, and that of drinking numerous cups of pretend tea..
* You must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
* Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job quite like this one.
Essential Criteria:
Minimum QQI Level 6 in Early Childhood Care & Education or equivalent for Early Years Lead post.
Desirable: Previous experience of working within this environment
Please apply with CV and Cover Letter via email scoilbeag@gmail.com
Scoil Beag, Balriggan, Kilcurry, Dundalk Co Louth
Phone 042 932 9862
Job Types: Full-time, Specified-purpose
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: €14.70-€20.35 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:

• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Are you able to work 40hours per week between the hours of 8am & 6pm?

Licence/Certification:

• QQI Level 6 certificate in Childcare (required)

Work Location: In person