Childcare Staff / Early Years Practitioner(s)

In Chalet Childcare Operator

The Role

Ski Famille childcare staff are the reason that so many of our guests return year after year. You will be the main focus and barometer if a family has enjoyed their holiday and if of course they will travel with us again.

We are looking for well presented, energetic, engaging individuals who are happy to work in a team environment and are able to provide stimulating, entertaining and safe activities for children from 4 months to 12 years, come rain or shine. Unlike many day nurseries, the children are only on holiday for a week, which means relationships have to be made quickly with new children and their families.

We provide training before the season starts on all aspects of working in a ski resort, for example, taking the children to ski school and activities to suit the environment.

Childcare Staff Responsibilities

  • Take responsibility in providing an excellent carefree holiday to all traveling guests, by providing our brochured childcare services
  • Provide a welcoming family friendly environment in everything that you do and a clear routine for children from day one
  • Delivery of feedback to children’s families using our preferred system – usually ‘TAPESTRY’ – consequently a working knowledge of this would be useful, however full training will be given
  • Display a well-developed knowledge of your resort and the activities and facilities on offer to families
  • Ensure you are always attentive to the needs of your guests and actively seeking out opportunities and revenue streams and sales opportunities to make their holiday fun, trouble free and generating revenue for Ski Famille
  • Work with your team colleagues to ensure that all resort operations occur efficiently with minimum cost
  • Close professional liaison with all parents or guardians, before and during the provided childcare hours
  • Offering daily detailed feedback to parents
  • Acting as a positive role model with the fun factor
  • Daily clean and weekly deep clean of the playroom
  • Delivery of varied, age appropriate activities indoors and outdoors 6 days a week
  • Keeping children safe at all times and undertaking company directed H & S checks
  • Preparing and serving lunches with the understanding of dietary requirements and being mindful to dangerous or life threatening allergies
  • Providing snacks when appropriate
  • Completing the relevant paperwork daily or weekly
  • Maintaining and developing a positive working relationship with all our key suppliers, i.e. chalet owners, equipment hire shops and ski schools.
  • Uphold the reputation of Ski Famille

Requirements of the Role

  • Either NVQ Level 3, NNEB, CACHE, BTEC, RGN, RSCN, or equivalent qualifications
  • Friendly, flexible, enthusiastic and approachable
  • Able to deliver excellent customer service in all circumstances & to guests of all ages
  • An understanding of the differences between adult & child holiday needs
  • Knowledge of snow sports is advantageous but not essential
  • A strong experienced team player
  • At least basic French language skills is preferable & would put you ahead of other applicants, however this is not essential
  • Availability for the whole season (start of December to end of April)
  • Most nationalities but please see our applicant eligibility criteria
  • Current Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent
  • We require all staff to obtain a police-check such as the UK DBS and we will take up at least two references

How to apply

Firstly...tell us about you...

Chalet Hosts only

Please create and submit a video with your CV which tells us:

  • About a time you excelled in customer service whether it was in a previous job, or in a life experience situation
  • About a time in your life you found challenging and what you did to overcome it. Give as much detail as you are comfortable with

Make sure you include your name.

Upload your video to Youtube/Vimeo (or a platform of your choice) and email us a link along with your CV to recruitment@skifamille.co.uk

Don’t forget, your video is 1 of 1000s that we will view, make sure yours is one that we will remember.

Have fun and good luck!

For all other roles

If you would like to be considered for a position, please send your CV and a covering letter, stating which role you wish to apply for and why, to recruitment@skifamille.co.uk

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Secondly...show us what you can do...

If we think you’re the right fit for us, you will be invited to one of our assessment days:

  • Chefs, you will join us at a stunning demonstration kitchen in Hampshire (Dublin for Irish residents) where you will be asked to showcase your skills.
  • For all other roles, you’ll showcase your skills at one of the interview days that we’re holding throughout the summer – see above for dates.

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