Job Description
The Cottage Family Centre are looking for a passionate, highly motivated and experienced individual with a sound knowledge and understanding of children’s learning and development as well as the challenges facing our families across our communities.The purpose of this role is to lead and support a small staff team within a registered childcare setting and provide advice, guidance and support to vulnerable families with children aged 0–8 years in the Kirkcaldy area who have been referred to The Cottage Family Centre.As well as supporting individual children to reach their full potential, this role will enable parents to be individually supported to gain a better understanding of their children’s needs empowering them to improve their children’s development by using strategies and activities that they can incorporate within their daily lives.You will require 3 years’ experience in a similar roleThis role will also support the management team to develop a broad range of learning activities, which are specific to the needs of vulnerable children and their families.Qualifications are as follows:Managers must have a practice and a management qualification.The benchmark practice qualifications for a manager of day care of children services are one of the following:SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 7HNC Childhood PracticeHNC Childhood PracticePLUSBA Childhood PracticeSQA Professional Development Award (PDA) Childhood Practice (360 credits at SCQF Level 9) or equivalentThis post will be subject to a PVG Scheme Record check, SSSC registration (Manager) and two references.