Early Years Educator

LMNO Childcare is a small setting located in the centre of Letterkenny, Co. Donegal catering for children aged 1 to 5 years old. We are dedicated to providing quality childcare to families. We believe, recognise and understand what it is to be a great childcare practitioner and we promote a good working environment so that staff can be the best they can be. We believe children who experience high quality care in their early years achieve better outcomes and develop abilities that are needed for life-long learning and to do this we motivate, respect, provide excellent training and constantly setting goals at appraisal time for all of our staff.

Job description:

• To ensure a safe and secure environment for the care, safety and welfare of the children
• Planning, reviewing and implementing activities/programmes appropriate to individual and group needs and individual emerging interests.
• To ensure all relevant paperwork is up to date and accessible at all times
• To work in close co-operation with management in relation to the overall delivery of service provided by the crèche.
• To engage the children in developmentally appropriate learning activities to facilitate the development of each child
• To be flexible to work with all ages of the children
• To maintain a organised and clean environment for the children
• To ensure all daily reports of children are completed to ensure accurate communication at the end of the day
• To build relationships with parents on a ongoing basis

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum Fetac Level 5 qualification in Early Childhood Care and Education (QQI recognised – please check on DCYA qualifications section)
• At least one years’ experience
• Knowledge of Aistear and Siolta frameworks
• Good communication skills
• The ability to be flexible
• First aid and manual handling
• Experience working with children with additional needs would be desirable/an added advantage but is not necessary

**Applicants must have a QQI/FETAC level 5 minimum qualifications in childcare and minimum 1 years experience in a childcare setting. Candidates must be eligible to work in Ireland to apply for this position**

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From €14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

• FETAC/QQI Level 5 in Childcare minimum (required)

Work Location: In person