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Machynlleth Community Children’s Project Ltd

Application process: please provide a CV to Laura Stevens at Laura.stevens@mccp.org.uk.

Once CV is received an application will be forwarded with 5 questions. The areas that will be tested are:

1) Additional learning needs

2) People management

3) Stakeholder Engagement

4) Governance and compliance

5) Organisational skills

The application form will need to be completed and returned to Laura by the closing date of 7th June 2024.

Job Title: Settings Manager

Responsible to: Responsible Individual (Sarah Tack)

Based: Nursery setting and Preschool setting

Salary: £30,000

Annual Leave Entitlement: 22 days plus 8 public holidays

The role will be based over 2 settings in Machynlleth and the ability to travel between is essential.

Machynlleth Community Children's Project Ltd (MCCP Ltd.) was established in 1992 and is a not-for-profit charity delivering high quality bi-lingual childcare to 43 (19 + 24) children a day, aged 6 months to 11 years in 2 settings in Machynlleth. We are currently working towards being accredited in the Curiosity Approach and are looking to recruit a Settings Manager to work equally in both settings.

Job purpose:

To provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending MCCP Ltd Settings and to maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment. To manage the provision, including staffing levels in collaboration with the Business Manager and Board of Trustees.

Main duties:

• To manage the care and preschool education of children accessing our services and to use knowledge of child development to ensure that all children are offered first class care and high-quality learning and play activities.
• To prepare for and undertake annual CIW/Estyn inspections and comply with all statutory guidelines, requirements and regulations including prepare annual Quality of Care report, Self-Assessment of Service Statement, setting evaluation report and setting development plans.
• To be a designated safeguard lead and therefore record and report any concerns in regard to child protection/safeguarding in line with MCCP procedures and statutory requirements.
• To be the designated ALNCO and ensure staff support these children effectively.
• To take childcare enquiries/bookings and record any enquiries in relevant paperwork and ensure all children’s paperwork is kept updated throughout their time with MCCP Ltd.
• To liaise with parents/cares about children’s needs, ensuring that the setting has an accurate overview of, and commitment to partnership with parents. Ensure monthly newsletters are circulated.
• To ensure key working practices for children are in place and that informative, accurate and up-to-date records, including progress and any behavioural or developmental reports are kept.
• To promote the use of the Welsh language and ensure a bilingual delivery across both settings.
• To carry out regular supervisions and annual appraisals in collaboration with trustees and to organise staff rotas, authorise, monitor and manage sickness and holiday leave for 10 FTE employees.
• To be responsible for MCCP Ltd.'s Staff files, ensuring any relevant training is undertaken and DBS checks are completed and updated.
• To lead, motivate and manage MCCP Ltd staff and ensure regular staff meetings are undertaken, actions followed, and issues brought to the Trustee Board as necessary.
• To report to the Trustee Board and attend trustee meetings as and when required.
• To provide an effective communication channel between the Trustee Board and staff
• To assist the Business Manager with budgeting as and when required.
• To manage the Health and Safety of each setting on daily basis and complete an annual audit.
• Undertaking any other duties appropriate to the role as deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees
• To promote, implement and become accredited Curiosity Approach Settings

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

• At least a level 3 childcare qualification recognised on the Social Care Wales Qualification Framework and at least a level 3 Playwork qualification or a smaller award as recognised on The Playwork Education and Training Council for Wales List of Required Qualifications for Playwork (or any lists which supersedes this).
• A minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a childcare setting
• Information Technology skills particularly Microsoft Office and Sage Accounting
• An understanding of the value of play in children’s lives
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good oral/written communication skills
• The ability to work on own initiative
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to lead, motivate and manage a team
• Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Flexibility

Desirable Requirements:

• Ability to communicate in both Welsh and English
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of working (paid/voluntary) in the voluntary sector
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Knowledge and understanding of voluntary / statutory childcare agencies
• Understanding of the issues affecting disadvantaged / rurally isolated families
• Experience of community development work
• Understanding of the importance of social inclusion of all children and young people
• An understanding of budget management and general finance matters

Working Relationships:

Developing and maintaining effective professional relationships within MCCP Ltd statutory and voluntary agencies that work with children and their families/carers as well as other agencies, community groups and local businesses/employers as appropriate to the development of the project.

Machynlleth Community Children’s Project Ltd

Disgrifiad Swydd

Proses ymgeisio: Cyflwynwch ‘CV’ i Laura Stevens, cyfeiriad: Laura.stevens@mccp.org.uk.

Unwaith y derbynnir y ‘CV’, bydd cais yn cael ei anfon ymlaen gyda 5 cwestiwn. Y meysydd a fydd yn cael eu profi yw:

1) Anghenion dysgu ychwanegol

2) Rheoli pobl

3) Ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid

4) Llywodraethu a chydymffurfio

5) Sgiliau trefnu

Bydd angen llenwi'r ffurflen gais a'i dychwelyd i Laura erbyn y dyddiad cau o XX

Teitl swydd: Rheolwr Gosodiadau yn gyfrifol am: Unigolyn Cyfrifol (Sarah Tack)

Lleoliad: Lleoliad meithrin a lleoliad cyn-ysgol

Cyflog: £30,000

Hawl i Wyliau Blynyddol: 22 diwrnod ynghyd ag 8 gwyliau cyhoeddus

Bydd y rôl wedi'i lleoli dros 2 leoliad ym Machynlleth ac mae'r gallu i deithio rhyngddynt yn hanfodol.

Sefydlwyd Prosiect Plant Cymunedol Machynlleth Cyf (MCCP Ltd) ym 1992 ac mae'n elusen ddielw sy'n darparu gofal plant dwyieithog o ansawdd uchel i 43 (19 + 24) o blant y dydd, rhwng 9 mis ac 11 oed mewn 2 leoliad ym Machynlleth. Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn gweithio tuag at gael ein hachredu yn y Dull Chwilfrydedd ac rydym yn awyddus i recriwtio Rheolwr Lleoliadau i weithio'n gyfartal yn y ddau leoliad.

Pwrpas swydd:

Darparu cyfleoedd chwarae a dysgu cynhwysol i bob plentyn sy'n mynychu Lleoliadau MCCP Ltd a chynnal amgylchedd diogel, ysgogol a phleserus. Rheoli'r ddarpariaeth, gan gynnwys lefelau staffio mewn cydweithrediad â'r Rheolwr Busnes a Bwrdd yr Ymddiriedolwyr.

Prif ddyletswyddau:

• Rheoli gofal ac addysg cyn ysgol plant sy'n cyrchu ein gwasanaethau a defnyddio gwybodaeth am ddatblygiad plant i sicrhau bod pob plentyn yn cael cynnig gofal o'r radd flaenaf a gweithgareddau dysgu a chwarae o ansawdd uchel.
• Paratoi ar gyfer a chynnal arolygiadau AGC/Estyn blynyddol a chydymffurfio â'r holl ganllawiau, gofynion a rheoliadau statudol gan gynnwys paratoi adroddiad ansawdd gofal blynyddol, Hunanasesiad o Ddatganiad Gwasanaeth, gosod adroddiad gwerthuso a gosod cynlluniau datblygu.
• Bod yn arweinydd diogelu dynodedig ac felly cofnodi ac adrodd unrhyw bryderon mewn perthynas ag amddiffyn plant/diogelu yn unol â gweithdrefnau MCCP a gofynion statudol.
• Bod yn ALNCO dynodedig a sicrhau bod staff yn cefnogi'r plant hyn yn effeithiol.
• Cymryd ymholiadau / archebion gofal plant a chofnodi unrhyw ymholiadau mewn gwaith papur perthnasol a sicrhau bod holl waith papur plant yn cael ei ddiweddaru drwy gydol eu hamser gyda MCCP Ltd.
• Cysylltu â rhieni/gofalwyr am anghenion plant, gan sicrhau bod gan y lleoliad drosolwg cywir o, ac ymrwymiad i bartneriaeth â rhieni. Sicrhau bod cylchlythyrau misol yn cael eu cylchredeg.
• Sicrhau bod arferion gwaith allweddol ar waith i blant a bod cofnodion addysgiadol, cywir a chyfredol, gan gynnwys cynnydd ac unrhyw adroddiadau ymddygiadol neu ddatblygiadol yn cael eu cadw.
• Hyrwyddo'r defnydd o'r Gymraeg a sicrhau darpariaeth ddwyieithog ar draws y ddau leoliad.
• Cynnal goruchwyliaeth reolaidd ac arfarniadau blynyddol mewn cydweithrediad ag ymddiriedolwyr a threfnu rotas staff, awdurdodi, monitro a rheoli salwch a gwyliau gwyliau i 10 o weithwyr FTE.
• Bod yn gyfrifol am ffeiliau Staff MCCP Ltd., sicrhau bod unrhyw hyfforddiant perthnasol yn cael ei gynnal a bod gwiriadau DBS yn cael eu cwblhau a'u diweddaru.
• Arwain, cymell a rheoli staff MCCP Ltd a sicrhau bod cyfarfodydd staff rheolaidd yn cael eu cynnal, dilyn camau gweithredu a materion a ddygir i'r Bwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr yn ôl yr angen.
• Adrodd i'r Bwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr a mynychu cyfarfodydd ymddiriedolwyr yn ôl yr angen.
• Darparu sianel gyfathrebu effeithiol rhwng y Bwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr a'r staff
• Cynorthwyo'r Rheolwr Busnes gyda chyllidebu yn ôl yr angen.
• Rheoli Iechyd a Diogelwch pob lleoliad yn ddyddiol a chwblhau archwiliad blynyddol.
• Ymgymryd ag unrhyw ddyletswyddau eraill sy'n briodol i'r rôl fel y tybir eu bod yn angenrheidiol gan y Bwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr
• Hyrwyddo, gweithredu a dod yn Gosodiadau Ymagwedd Chwilfrydedd achrededig

Manyleb Person

Gofynion Hanfodol

• Cydnabyddir o leiaf gymhwyster gofal plant lefel 3 ar Fframwaith Cymwysterau Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru ac o leiaf gymhwyster Gwaith Chwarae lefel 3 neu ddyfarniad llai fel y cydnabyddir ar Restr Cymwysterau Gofynnol ar gyfer Gwaith Chwarae Cyngor Addysg a Hyfforddiant Gwaith Chwarae Cymru (neu unrhyw restrau sy'n disodli hyn).
• O leiaf 2 flynedd o brofiad o weithio mewn lleoliad gofal plant
• Sgiliau Technoleg Gwybodaeth yn enwedig Microsoft Office a Sage Accounting
• Dealltwriaeth o werth chwarae ym mywydau plant
• Sgiliau rhyngbersonol ardderchog
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu llafar / ysgrifenedig da
• Y gallu i weithio ar liwt eich hun
• Sgiliau trefnu da
• Y gallu i arwain, cymell a rheoli tîm
• Ymrwymiad i gyfleoedd cyfartal ac arfer gwrthwahaniaethol
• Hyblygrwydd

Gofynion Dymunol:

• Y gallu i gyfathrebu yn y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg
• Profiad o weithio gyda gwirfoddolwyr
• Profiad o weithio (cyflogedig / gwirfoddol) yn y sector gwirfoddol
• Profiad o weithio amlasiantaethol
• Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o asiantaethau gofal plant gwirfoddol / statudol
• Dealltwriaeth o'r materion sy'n effeithio ar deuluoedd difreintiedig / ynysig yn wledig
• Profiad o waith datblygu cymunedol
• Dealltwriaeth o bwysigrwydd cynhwysiant cymdeithasol pob plentyn a pherson ifanc
• Dealltwriaeth o faterion rheoli cyllideb a chyllid cyffredinol

Perthnasoedd Gweithio:

Datblygu a chynnal perthnasoedd proffesiynol effeithiol o fewn asiantaethau statudol a gwirfoddol MCCP Ltd sy'n gweithio gyda phlant a'u teuluoedd/gofalwyr yn ogystal ag asiantaethau eraill, grwpiau cymunedol a busnesau/cyflogwyr lleol fel sy'n briodol i ddatblygu'r prosiect.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount

School type:

• Day nursery
• Preschool

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/06/2024
Expected start date: 01/08/2024