Scott Dunn is an award-winning luxury tour operator creating tailor-made vacations to destinations all over the world. We offer our Explorers Kids Clubs in a number of our 5* resorts and we put an emphasis on creating long lasting memories for the whole family, creating friendships, engaging children from beginning to end with innovative activities and excursions. Infusing passion through our highly trained and dedicated childcare teams.  

Role Purpose

Reporting to the Team Leader / Childcare Manager, you will ensure every child in our care feels safe, secure and protected by providing an environment, both physically and emotionally to promote this. Our aim is for all our young guests (4 months to 15 years) to have a memorable and unforgettable holiday experience packed with a variety of activities in an exceptional setting.

Responsibilities

“Nothing is too much trouble” will be your motto while caring for the children, planning and delivering an engaging and age-appropriate range of activities. You will:

• Ensure the guests benefit from the highest level of childcare.
• Be adept at keeping an efficient and accurate record of plans and routines.
• Ensure and maintain excellent safeguarding practices.
• Work closely with management, all team members and hotel staff.
• Have a flexible approach to the role and be prepared to step in where necessary.

  Duties

• Working hard while having fun, you will:
• Provide a safe, hygienic and stimulating environment for children.
• Plan and deliver a range of indoor and outdoor activities.
• Ensure all infants personal needs are met.
• Provide nutritious and healthy snacks and lunch.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures to guarantee an efficient operation
• Deliver expected standards in all aspects of your work
• Communicate with parents throughout their stay regarding their child’s wellbeing.
• Complete any administration tasks to the required standard (with training given).
• Provide a degree of flexibility wherever possible to meet business needs.
• Report any Health and Safety concerns.
• Always maintain a high standard of cleanliness.
• Travel to other resorts if required.
• Deliver an evening service for children 2 evenings a week, with entertainment followed by movie
• Take part in a range of sporting, cooking and crafting activities including water sports

About You

We would love to work with you if you are:

• Passionate about children (aged 4 months to 15 years)
• A team player
• Self-motivated
• Professional
• Able to deliver excellent guest relations and interpersonal skills
• Organised and pro-active
• Outgoing and fun
• Confident to complete necessary daily records as instructed  

Essential Experience

There will be an expectation that you have:

• Clear spoken and written English
• Experience of working with groups of children
• A childcare qualification
• Capability to work in sole charge of children
• A strong awareness of health and safety in a childcare setting
• A flexible approach to work  

Desirable Attributes

We can provide some training, but an ideal candidate might already have:

• Paediatric first aid qualification (ideally)
• Additional languages
• Full clean UK/EU driving license
• Available for the season (early May to early November)
• You must be a resident in Portugal or have dual nationality to be employed.  

Holders of EU passports are welcome to apply to work on a self-employed basis.  

Please note that you will be required to hold a current criminal background check / disclosure and barring service check. If you do not have one, you will be required to obtain this prior to arrival in resort.