Childcare Head of Department - Summer 2024

At Mark Warner, our resorts are renowned for providing exceptional childcare facilities, allowing parents to fully enjoy our offerings whilst ensuring  children have a fantastic time the moment they step through our doors. We are seeking outgoing, enthusiastic and passionate individuals to join our successful childcare team in a breathtaking location!

As Childcare Head of Department, you will play a vital role in helping assist the Childcare Manager to manage and organise our children’s club to ensure high levels of safety and well-being for all children and staff. Your leadership and communication skills will shine as you rally our childcare team to reach excellence. With your proven childcare experience you will bring valuable expertise to the team and help deliver an exceptional service for our guests.

Requirements

• CACHE, NNEB, City & Guilds, BTEC National Diploma or equivalent childcare qualification to Level 3
• At least 2 years full time in a childcare environment
• Experience in Nursery Management
• Valid Full or Emergency Paediatric First Aid Certificate.
• Enhanced DBS (we’ll help arrange!)
• UK/EU passport holder
• UK National Insurance or EU Social Security number
• UK/EU bank account

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure effective management and organisation of the age groups in the following departments: Baby Club (4 months – 11 months); Toddler Club (1 – 2 years); Mini Club (3 – 4 years); Junior Club (6 – 9 years); Kidz Club (10 – 13 years); Indy Club (14 – 17 years)
• Join the Childcare Manager to ensure our childcare department and staff consistently surpass Mark Warner’s standards at all times
• Keep meticulous and up-to-date records for all children in your club
• Champion health, safety and security policies, ensuring they are fully operational on a daily basis
• Tackle any child-related challenges raised by parents
• Curate weekly activity programs tailored to each age group, delivering unforgettable and age-appropriate activities. Don't forget contingency plans!
• Ensure the nutritional needs of children are suitability met
• Assess, manage and reduce risks where reasonably possible
• Deputise in the Childcare Managers absence

Please note this job description is a general overview of the role, please see our full job description for more details.

The Package

Mark Warner arrange everything you need for a successful season in the sun including: return flights to and from London, accommodation, all meals, use of hotel watersport and sport equipment, medical insurance, holiday concessions for family and friends, discounted drinks at the hotel bar and a competitive seasonnaire salary!

Providing both winter and summer holiday packages puts us in a unique position to offer plenty of opportunities for career progression. Whether you are looking for a short-term challenge or long-term career development, Mark Warner supports whatever path you choose.

We are always looking to enhance our staff benefits so to ensure our package is up to date, please see our website, or contact the recruitment department.