Mark Warner Summer Childcare Manager
We are currently looking for experienced Childcare Managers to work on luxury resorts in the Mediterranean this Summer.
As a childcare manager you will be managing a team of 10-20 staff delivering outstanding services to families on their holidays. You will be based in a stunning Mediterranean Beach Resort in either Kos, Rhodes, Crete,Lemnos, Sardinia, Corsica or Turkey!
This position is available from April to November with the opportunity of year-round employment if you go onto work at one of the companies Chalet Hotels in a European ski resort.
Main Responsibilities
Operational
- Ensure your team deliver an unforgettable holiday experience to parents and children
- Ensure standards, ratios and conditions of registration are maintained at all times
- Maintain up-to-date records for all children
- Implement health and safety policies, ensure fully operational on a daily basis
- Audit, evaluate and manage risk ensuring any remedial action is taken immediately
- Establish high standards of organisation and co-ordination within your department
- Action and monitor any parents’ child-related issues
- Build and support a strong relationship with the Hotel and Resort Manager
- Ensure nutritional needs of children are met
- Assist in the development of childcare standards, procedures and information systems
- Evaluate the quality of childcare within each department, identify and address areas needing development
Communication
- Actively promote the childcare department to all guests, ensuring parents and guardians are well informed about the department, it’s services and facilities
- Encourage good communication links between all other departments
- Establish, develop and maintain professional working relationships with all department managers, local staff and external companies
Personnel
- Manage staff reviews, appraisals and any disciplinary or grievance matters
- Develop a training plan, evaluate training undertaken by your team
- Ensure all new staff follow an induction programme, are mentored and trained
- Ensure all childcare staff are trained, motivated, appraised and developed in a positive and effective manner
- Support and supervise all staff with their day-to-day duties
- Monitor staffing levels and liaise with the Resort Manager
Financial
- Review and monitor occupancy levels to ensure they’re maintained to maximum capacity
- Manage care, maintenance and security of equipment and toys
- Monitor and control department costs
- Inventory checks
Essential Requirements
- At least 2 years’ experience in a childcare environment
- Excellent communication and administration skills
- Ability to use initiative, plan, organise and prioritise work load
- Experience in Nursery Management
- Experience with a wide variety of ages
- Valid Full or Emergency Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Good swimmer
- Fluent in English
- Enhanced disclosure required through the ‘Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- UK/EU Passport holder
- UK National Insurance Number
- UK Bank Account
Package and Benefits
- Return travel to/from UK
- Medical insurance
- Comfortable accommodation
- All meals
- Discounted drinks and beauty treatments
- Use of some hotel sports equipment and facilities including tuition
- Smart uniform
- Holiday concessions for friends and family
- A competitive salary and bonus
- Comprehensive training
- Opportunity to work year-round
- Management development