Why work with us?
A career at Links Childcare affords the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the children in your care, while at the same time allowing you to grow professionally. Our Leadership and Management training courses are designed to equip you to progress on the promotion ladder, while our range of benefits serve to make your time with us rewarding and fulfilling. From the moment you make contact with us, you will be supported with your practical needs by our caring recruitment team. We see all applicants as potential members of the Links Family and you will be met with a warm welcome!
Why work with us?
A career at Links Childcare affords the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the children in your care, while at the same time allowing you to grow professionally. Our Leadership and Management training courses are designed to equip you to progress on the promotion ladder, while our range of benefits serve to make your time with us rewarding and fulfilling. From the moment you make contact with us, you will be supported with your practical needs by our caring recruitment team. We see all applicants as potential members of the Links Family and you will be met with a warm welcome!
Career progression
At Links Childcare we offer our employees opportunities for career progression. Continuing professional development is integral to every stage of your career journey with us. This begins with a structured induction programme and is complemented with supervision and appraisal at regular intervals in your first year, and thereafter, once a year. We understand how important a sense of progression is to job satisfaction and it gives us great pride to see so many of our team promoted through the ranks, as they grow and develop professionally.
If Links sounds like the place for you, we would love to hear from you! Please send an email using the link below and one of our recruitment team will be glad to speak to you about our current opportunities.
Educarer
Our highly-educated and dedicated team of Educarers are the foundation of the Links team. Our Educarers are passionate about their work and bring with them extensive experience in early childhood care. They are committed to making Links a fun and enjoyable place to work. The team at Links Childcare is truly like a family!
Senior Lead Educarer
There is a Senior Lead Educarer (SLE) in each room. The SLE is responsible for setting the standard of care for their peers and assisting with the onboarding of new members of the Links team. The SLE is someone with proven experience and skill who is keen to progress their career in early childhood education.
Assistant Manager
The role of Assistant Manager brings increased responsibility and requires excellent people-management skills.
The Assistant Manager plays a supportive role for the Manager and Deputy Manager, working closely with them in the day-to-day running of the crèche and also in the promotion of the vision of Links Childcare.
Deputy Manager
The Deputy Manager has excellent leadership and people management skills and extensive experience in dealing with children and parents. They can step in for the manager and cover all tasks involved in the day-to-day running of the crèche.
Crèche Manager
The Manager is at the heart of every crèche. The Crèche Manager’s desk is the hub for communication with parents, staff and head office. The Manager sets the tone for the warmth and care of each crèche and knows every child individually. Links Childcare’s Managers are not asked to take responsibility for endless paperwork or any tasks that take away from the time they have to spend caring for the children and leading the staff.
Regional Manager
Our Regional Managers work as a vital interface between our Senior Management Team and our Crèche Managers. Each Regional Manager is responsible for a number of crèches, providing advice and support each day.
Links Training Academy
Shaping Fulfilling Careers through Further Education
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Welcome to Links
Supporting you through your first 30 Days
This induction training will teach you everything you need to know about your new role; we will cover everything from curriculum to relevant safety protocols to ensure each staff member is happy and confident in their role.
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On-going Support
Support and Supervision Programme
It is our aim at Links Childcare to ensure that every staff member feels supported in their important role. To this end we have a comprehensive Support and Supervision Programme. All new staff members have a one month check-in and then a support meeting at 12 week intervals. There is a probationary review after six months service. Appraisals and support meetings provide an opportunity to acknowledge an individual staff member’s strengths and contribute to identifying training and development needs of new staff members. We will listen to you!
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Leadership and Management
Fostering Excellence - The role of the Links Leader
This course comprises seven modules delivered over two sessions, one via Zoom in the evening and one in-person on a Saturday. Topics covered include leading effective induction, caring for the well-being of the leader, conflict resolution, reflective practice, personality differences, staff motivation and instructional leadership.
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Leadership and Management
The Middle Leaders’ Challenge
This course comprises four modules ranging from reflective practice to styles of leadership and includes practical approaches to managing change within the crèche environment.
It is held over two sessions and includes a mandatory written assignment.
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Occupational Training
Manual Handling
We are proud to uphold the highest standards in Early Childhood Care. We facilitate pediatric first aid training in accordance with standards set out by the Health Service Executive of Ireland and Túsla (the Child and Family Agency).
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Occupational Training
Pediatric First Aid Course
We are proud to uphold the highest standards in Early Childhood Care. We facilitate pediatric first aid training in accordance with standards set out by the Health Service Executive of Ireland and Túsla (the Child and Family Agency).
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Diversity and Inclusion Training
Leading Inclusive Early Childhood Education
Links Childcare partner with with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) to offer access to the LINC programme which aims to support the inclusion of all children in the early years.
