Childcare practitioner for after school care
24 - 36 hours

Are you looking for an active job in childcare? Do you enjoy working with various cultures and multiple nationalities? Is sport and exercise important to you and is it your passion? Then this is your opportunity! We are looking for a sports professional to join our after school care team. Will you make sure that the children of the after school care will also get into movement and will participate with enthusiasm in your sports program? Then apply now and our close-knit team will welcome you with open arms.

The role:

• Responsible for the afternoon care of children between 4-12 years old
• Coming up with exciting sports programs and activities for the after school care children
• Creating a safe and trusted environment in which the children feel free and can develop
• Guiding children both individually and in (small) groups during the (sports) activities
• Keeping rooms and materials clean to ensure a safe environment
• Inform parents about the development of their child
• Picking up children from various international schools

Qualifications and competences:

• You have a qualified diploma to work in (Dutch) after school care. In case you have a diploma from an EEA member state, you need to apply for recognition of your foreign professional qualification here. In case of a Dutch diploma, please check the qualification here.
• Excellent command of English, both verbally and written
• Dutch is a plus
• You enjoy working at a professional childcare organization
• Excellent communication skills
• You are motivated, flexible, enthusiastic and passionate about our (sports) profession
• You show initiative

We offer:

• A challenging and varied job with plenty of room for own initiative
• Personal development and coaching opportunities
• An employment agreement for 24-36 hours a week, with the intention of a permanent contract after one year (Please note that other working hours can always be discussed!)
• You will work in a close-knit, hardworking, dynamic and dedicated team
• When you bring your child to our childcare, you get a 10% staff discount on the contract
• Free parking in front of the door
• A cooperation with lease a bike, so you can lease and/or buy a bike via Big Ben Kids (with a permanent contract)
• Salary and benefits are in line with the Dutch collective labour agreement (CAO Kinderopvang) for the childcare sector, scale 6

About Big Ben Kids

Big Ben Kids offers high quality childcare to international parents and internationally minded Dutch families offering daycare, after school care and holiday camps at our locations in Scheveningen, Wassenaar and Amstelveen. Our organisation is growing to establish itself as one of the leading international childcare providers in the Netherlands.

We want to achieve this growth through offering constant high quality of customer service, communication and childcare services. At Big Ben Kids we know how important it is for children to have a sense of community and familiarity. That’s why we offer our children a safe environment and a home from home in an international setting where there is tolerance a chance to meet people who are like minded, yet also very different. We are proud to say that our childcare centres are a melting pot of cultures where magical friendships can develop between people from all over the world. Big Ben Kids supports children in recognizing and developing their talents as well as their future potential. At Big Ben Kids, the parents are closely involved in their children’s adventures.

Our staff are experienced and qualified childcare practitioners with international backgrounds.

For more information: www.bigbenkids.com