Deputy Childcare Coordinator

Greenway Women's Group

19 Greenway Cregagh Road Belfast BT6 0DT

17 Oct 2008

Adrian McCracken

coord@greenway.ws

028 9079 9912

Greenway Women's Group seek to appoint a Deputy Childcare Coordinator

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 various services in supporting and empowering local women to engage with education, training, volunteering, employment and lifelong learning opportunities. These include: a variety of vocational, recreational and health related education courses; volunteering opportunities to implement and develop newly learned skills and provide onsite training; affordable, accessible, onsite childcare services which are paramount in enabling local women to access all of our education and training services. Overall responsibilities of the post:

• Support the Childcare Coordinator in providing a stimulating and varied programme of play, in order to enhance each child’s abilities; and in a way which ensures the safety and well-being of children at all times
• Listen to, encourage, enable, stimulate and ensure the well-being of all children placed in the crèche in line with current legislation and organisational childcare policies
• Support and supervise other childcare staff (in the absence of the Childcare Coordinator) on a day-to-day basis
• Integrate with other centre staff in order to ensure a harmonious and effective team-working environment.

This post is funded by the Department for Social Development through the Women’s Centre Childcare 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, and persons with or without dependents.

To apply for this position please write requesting a job application pack, to: Adrian McCracken, Greenway Women's Group, 19 Greenway, Cregagh Road, Belfast, BT6 0DT, or by telephone on 028 9079 9912 or by email to coord@greenway.ws including your postal address.

The closing date for completed applications is: 12pm, Friday 17 October 2008. No applications will be accepted after this time.

Completed applications will be accepted by email. Interviews are scheduled for Friday the 24 October 2008.