Play Leader Spring Oscars SCOT

Play Leader with Spring Oscars (Club Manager) Location: Edinburgh (Midlothian) Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum Contract/Hours: Permanent Full Time – 37 hours per week Closing date: Midnight on the 12th of December 2025 Benefits: 20 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays Free childcare in our breakfast and after school clubs, with 50% discount in our holiday clubs Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes, and we'll tell you what you need to know… About Oscars Step into a key role with a well-established supportive team at Oscars. We're proud to provide warm, friendly childcare for children aged 5 -12, with many of our clubs based within local primary schools, helping us build strong relationships with the communities we serve. At Oscars, we focus on offering high quality out of school care that blends play, learning and fun. Our settings provide safe, welcoming environments where children can explore, grow, and thrive. We are committed to supporting every child’s, social, emotional and educational well-being. You'll be joining a dedicated, experienced team who are passionate about creating engaging experiences and who value continuous professional development through our clear career pathway. The role As Play Leader, you'll take overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of our before and after school care provisions. Creating a safe, caring, fun and stimulating environment that supports every child’s emotional, physical, social and educational wellbeing. You'll lead the planning and delivery of daily activities, ensuring the club is well prepared each session and that snacks and breakfasts meet healthy-eating standards. Strong leadership is essential, as you’ll manage and support the team through inductions, supervisions, team meetings, appraisals and ongoing training. What you’ll be doing In the role of Play Leader, you'll be: Promoting the emotional, physical, social, psychological, developmental, and educational well-being of children as paramount. Leading and be responsible for the day-to-day management of a Spring OSCARS before and after school care. Preparing the club for the daily activities, including snacks or breakfast is prepared in line with healthy eating guidelines. Managing a team of Play Work staff providing inductions, supervision, team meetings, appraisals and training. Liaising and taking a lead role with relevant partners ensuring effective communication and completion/recording of company and regulatory documentation. What we need from you Our successful candidate will have an enthusiastic and pro-active mindset with a positive attitude and have the ability to lead the team to form strong and supportive relationships with the parents, children and the team. Our Job Description outlines the requirements of the role, but the ‘must haves' are: Minimum level SVQ 3 or HNC qualification in Childcare or Early Years and willing to study further. Registration with Scottish Social Services Council. Experience of working in a senior/management role within a childcare setting or out of school setting. Experience of leading a staff team, including supervision, work allocation, assessment or training and professional development. A thorough knowledge and understanding of the Curriculum for Excellence, GIRFEC, Care Inspection requirements and relevant current legislation. An understanding of child protection processes, safeguarding and working with vulnerable children. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you. We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life. Good luck! We can't wait to hear from you. Contact: If you need support with your application, please contact our Recruitment Team at RecruitmentService@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 12297. We'll be happy to give you any support you require. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion At Spring Oscars we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups. Male staff are often under-represented within this sector, and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are 5 sections for you to complete - Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration – please refer to the Job Description when applying. We also want to know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families. Talent Pool: We're sure you've got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If you're unsuccessful this time around, we'd like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let us know if you'd rather we didn't do that. Want to know more about Spring and Oscars? Check out our socials on X (Twitter), Linkedin, Facebook or Youtube. See below for further information about working with us: Employee Reward Booklet Spring Early Years Career Pathway Job Description