as at 02/8/2007 Merton Children’s Information Service Childcare Staff Vacancy List Updated: May 2007 For job details, please contact the Provider Vacancies within a Nursery: Crown Kindergartens Coronation House Ashcombe Road Wimbledon SW19 8JP Please call Donna on 020 8540 8820 Bright New Minds Day Nursery Merton Sixth Form Centre Central Road Morden, Surrey SM4 5SE Required: Qualifications: Hours: Salary: Key Person NVQ Level 3 or equivalent 40 hours per week £7.50 per hour 20 days holiday You will be responsible for your own group layout and day to day running. Knowledge of birth to three framework. Working within a friendly relaxed team. Required: Qualifications: Hours: Salary: Deputy Manager NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. 40-hours per week £16,000 (depending on experience) We require a well-qualified, experienced Deputy Manager to be room-based and take on the role of Room Leader, in a 62-place day care nursery. The role will include fulfilling managerial tasks set and to cover for the manager when needed. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the childcare sector. If you would like to apply for this vacancy please send your CV and a short covering letter to the above address. Nursery on the Green Cricket Green Mitcham Surrey CR4 4LB Required : Nursery Nurse Nursery Assistant Nursery Officer Qualifications: NVQ level 2 or equivalent Hours: Shift rota: 7.30-4.00 / 9.00- 6.00 Salary: Negotiable 020 8648 2446/3581 Buffer Bears Ltd Laura Hall Ihall@buffer.co.uk Please call Human Resources on 01189 503200 Required: Qualifications: Hours: Salary: Deputy Manager Please call for information £16,000 - £18,000 Based at Roehampton College Nursery Vacancies within a Pre-School Playgroup: Dicky Birds Pre-school Playgroup 86 Pepys Road London SW20 8PF Required: Qualifications: Hours: Salary: Nursery Nurse/Practitioner NNEB or NVQ 2/3 or equivalent Shift hours 8.00 – 5.30 / 9.30 – 6.30 Negotiable / depends on experience 020 8942 5779 Will also consider unqualified staff – salary will be based on experience Dicky Birds Nursery Ltd. 52a Dundonald Road London SW19 3PH 020 8942 5779 Required: Nursery Nurse/Practitioner Qualifications: NVQ 2/3 (Jobshare.) Hours: 1.30 – 6.30pm Mon - Fri Salary: depending on experience OR Required: Nursery Nurse/Practitioner Qualifications: NVQ 2/3 Hours: 8.00-5.30/8.30-6.00 Mon-Fri Salary: Salary depending on experience Vacancies within a Before / After School Club: A & R After School Club Raynes Park Methodist Church 195-205 Worple Road Raynes Park SW20 8ET Required: Playcare Worker Qualifications: NVQ Level 1/2 or experience working with children Hours: 3.00pm – 6.00pm Salary: £6 per hour 07957 136 145 Merton Vision For further details and application forms contact Roy Benjamin Required: Hours: Salary: Part-time Project Worker Initially 14 hours per month £14 per hour 020 8540 3959 or email info@mertonvision.org.uk The closing date: July 20th Interview date: July 27th A Part-time Project Worker is required to run and develop a new activity based monthly club for children and young people in Sutton and Merton with a visual impairment. This is an exciting challenge for someone with proven youth work experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision of a sessional worker and volunteers. Happy Faces Out of School Care Dundonald Primary School Dundonald Road Wimbledon SW19 2QH Required: Qualifications: Hours: Salary: and experience. Essential: Manager NNEB, NVQ 3 or Equivalent 3.15 –6.00 Mon-Fri term time only (38 weeks) £7.25 - £8.20 per hour) Depending on qualification Must have experience of working with 4-11 year olds 020 8286 1549 You will be responsible for the day to day running of this long established club. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. Responsibilities will include managing staff, planning and liasing with parents and collecting fees. Required: Qualifications: Hours: weeks) Salary: and experience. Essential: Playworker NVQ desirable 3.15 –6.00 Mon-Fri term time only (38 £5.50 - £6.50 per hour) Depending on qualification Must have experience of working with 4-11 year olds You will work with the manager, other staff and the children to provide quality care in our friendly relaxed atmosphere. Vacancies within a Crèche: Playcare Merton at Lavender Children’s Centre Lavender Avenue Steers Mead Mitcham Surrey CR4 3HL Contact: Playcare Merton- 020 8648 5588 (Please do not ring Lavender Children’s Centre Required: Flexi-crèche practitioner – 6-month initial contract with opportunity of further annual contracts. (Currently being negotiated) Qualifications: NVQ3 or equivalent (Would consider experienced NVQ2) Hours: 32.5 per week with opportunities for further hours if required. Core hours 9am – 4pm, with variations by prior arrangement to suit centre needs. Salary: Dependant on: - Ability to deputise for managers (if NVQ3) - Experience - Willingness to complete further training. Starting: 3rd September 2007 Closing Date: Current practitioner moves to a school on September 3 rd so please apply swiftly. Description: We are inviting application from dynamic, flexible childcare practitioners to join a dedicated team. You would be working in a ‘top of the range’ beautifully equipped flex-crèche within a Children’s Centre. This post would appeal to candidates willing to develop and expand Centre Services (particularly for children with disabilities, special/additional/and/or particular needs) plus Toy Library Service. There are also optional further opportunities to work with older children for additional paid hours if it suits you. All previous applicants to Playcare Merton Mobile Crèche and Toy Libraries may re-apply. Vacancies within a Holiday Playscheme: Kingston & Merton YMCA For application pack please email recruitment@kingstonymca.org.uk Required: Qualifications: Hours: Salary: Playworkers NVQ Level 2 or equivalent £5.57 per hour We are looking for playworkers to join our team. We provide summer holiday fun for children aged 4-11 within the Kingston area. Volunteer Work: Little Tinkers Club St Helier Methodist Church Green Lane Morden Surrey SM4 6SQ Required: Volunteer Workers/Helpers Hours: A couple of hours on a Wednesday morning (term time only) At ‘Little Tinkers Club’ we have lots of fun…. but we need more helpers with sharp eyes and willing hands to keep an eye on things – even though parent/carers are responsible for their children. 020 8648 7428 If you can’t make it every week don’t worry, we’d be grateful for any time that you can offer. Why not pop in any Wednesday morning from 9.30am and come and see us. If you have any problems when contacting the above providers, Please Call: Merton Children’s Information Service on 020 8545 3800 USEFUL MERTON NUMBERS Merton Early Years Team: 10th Floor, Civic Centre London Road Morden SM4 5DX Phone: 020 8545 3261 Connexions: Merton Connexions Centre Olympic House 196 The Broadway Wimbledon SW19 1RY Phone: 020 8254 3300 Job Centre Plus: Wimbledon Job Centre Mitcham Job Centre 153-157 The Broadway 246-248 London Road Wimbledon Mitcham SW19 CR4 3XN 020 9700 8100 020 8918 8400 Local Colleges Carshalton College 020 8770 6800 Croydon College 020 8686 5700 Kingston College 020 8546 2151 Merton Adult Education 020 8543 9292 Merton College 020 8640 3001 South Thames College 020 8918 7777 Sutton College 020 8770 6901 Merton College, Sixth Form Centre 020 8648 4993 Merton Pre-School Learning Alliance 16-18 Buckfast Road Morden SM4 5LY Phone: 020 8648 2917