Offaly County Childcare Committee is seeking to recruit a temporary Early Year’s Support Worker for Maternity Cover. The successful candidate will have responsibility for supporting the development of Childcare Services in County Offaly and for assisting in the implementation of the Action Plan. The candidate will work with existing childcare services, supporting them with the national quality & curriculum frameworks. The candidate will also be expected to organise activities for childcare services in the county.

The successful candidate must have the following:
Experience:
At least three years relevant experience in early years
Experience of supporting the development of childcare services
Relevant experience of working in an office environment
Experience in organising events
Experience in delivering workshops

Qualifications:
A relevant third level qualification to at least Level 7 in Early Year’s Care & Education

Knowledge:
A broad knowledge of the childcare sector
An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the national quality and curriculum frameworks

Skills:
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent administrative and organisational skills
Excellent report writing skills
Excellent facilitation skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Advanced computer literacy (ms word, ms excel, powerpoint, outlook)

In addition the successful candidate will:
Be flexible as some evening and weekend work will be required
Have the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Have a full clean driving licence and use of a car
Application is by handwritten application form only, CVs will not be accepted.

Application form, full job description and personal specification are available on request from offalycccrecruitment@gmail.com

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 1pm on Monday 27th March. Application forms should be returned with the envelope marked ‘Early Year’s Support Worker Post’ to: The Manager, Offaly County Childcare Committee, St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Kilcormac, Co. Offaly

Late applications will not be considered.