Childcare Assistant

Greenway Women's Group

16 Feb 2007

Gerry McKeown

gwc-admin@btconnect.com

028 9079 9912

Salary: £11,619 pro rata (NJC Scale 1 Point 6) plus 8.5% pension

Duration: Until 31 March 2008 (extendable subject to funding)

Hours: 25 hours per week

Overall responsibilities of the post

1. Primary responsibility is to contribute to the social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional development and well being of all children (aged 3 months to 4 years) utilising childcare services, within a safe, respectful, creative, fun-physical and social environment.
2. Implement appropriate development play opportunities and programmes as directed by the Childcare Coordinator within a fun and creative environment.
3. Ensure that every child’s welfare and protection from abuse is paramount, by ensuring all organisational childcare and child protection policies and procedures are followed at all times.

Greenway Women's Group exists to provide women within the Cregagh Estate, Castlereagh Borough, Greater Belfast and beyond, positive opportunities for development by breaking down barriers which prevent women’s full participation in society.

We provide four key elements in supporting and empowering local women to engage with education, training, volunteering, employment and lifelong learning opportunities

1. Essential skills supporting women towards level one and two accreditation.
2. Education courses providing 200+ training places annually.
3. Volunteering opportunities to implement and develop newly learned skills and provide on site training.
4. Affordable, accessible, on site childcare services which are paramount in enabling local women to access all of our education and training services.

To apply for this position please write requesting a job application pack, to: Gerry McKeown, Greenway Women's Group, 19 Greenway, Cregagh Road, Belfast, BT2 0DT, or by email to gwc-admin@btconnect.com

The closing date for completed applications is 12pm, Friday 16 February 2007.

No applications will be accepted after this time.

Completed applications will not be accepted by fax or email.

Interviews for both posts are scheduled for 26 and 27 February 2007.

This post is funded by the Department for Social Development through the Children and Young Peoples Fund.

GWG is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, regardless of: gender, different religious belief, political opinion, racial origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation; persons with or without a disability; persons with or without dependents.