Queen's University has had on campus childcare provision since 1970, and this year will be celebrating 55 years of operation. Childcare Services is part of the Student and Campus Experience, which is dedicated to the provision of high quality, enriching and exceptional services at Queen's University. Childcare at Queen's is registered with BHSCT and is legislated by Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Childminding and Day care for Children Under 12 Minimum Standards (July 2012). The post of Deputy Childcare Manager offers an exciting opportunity to join a team of highly experienced Childcare practitioners who provide care and education for the children of staff and students of Queen's. The postholder will have daily responsibility in assisting with the management of a Childcare staff team who are delivering childcare solutions to staff and students at Queen's University within a Care and Education (Educare) setting, ensuring the setting is operating within the legislative framework and is aligned to support the University in delivery of Strategy 2030.
About the person:
Staff are key to our success therefore we are looking for someone who can demonstrate skills and knowledge acquired through professional practice to ensure the delivery of a legislatively compliant childcare service in which the children’s all-round development is met, and high standards of care are provided whilst delivering the highest levels of customer care. The individual will have daily responsibility in assisting with the management of a Childcare staff team who are delivering childcare solutions to staff and students at Queen's University within a Care and Education (Educare) setting, ensuring the setting is operating within the legislative framework and is aligned to support the University in delivery of Strategy 2030.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you meet the following criteria:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport
Candidate Information