Child Care Practitioner (Term Time)

Pupils Out Of School Care Club (Known as PUPS) based at Largs Schools Campus has a vacancy for a Child Care Practitioner from August 2022.

 Working hours are Monday – Friday from 2.30 – 6 p.m.

Applicants must hold a Child Care qualification (HNC or equivalent) or should be working towards a qualification.

The rate of pay is £9.50 per hour.

To receive a full job description and application pack, please telephone 01475 673505 .

The emergency mobile number is now 07862405772 .

Pups Club had planned to reopen on the 15th March when all Primary children return to school. However, there have been situations in some Primary Schools within North Ayrshire which have resulted in a class or classes having to self isolate because a member of that class has tested Positive to Covid-19.

Although OSC (out of school care) facilities have been given permission to reopen, the guidelines state very clearly that ‘bubbles’ should be kept small and social distancing observed where practically possible. Given that Pups Club serves two Primary Schools and has children attending from P1 – P7, the Committee feel that in order  to do the upmost to ensure the safety of children and staff, it would be wise to defer opening until after the Easter Holidays. By this time hopefully the number of people contracting the virus will be further reduced as the roll out of the vaccine program continues. In addition, the weather should hopefully have improved, allowing much of our activities and play to take place outdoors, again a practice that is being greatly encouraged by the Scottish Government.

The committee did not take the decision to defer opening lightly as we understand this this may cause a problem to some. However, we hope that parents will understand that our priority is to keep children safe.

Provided there is no further restraints set by the Scottish Government, Pups Club will open on Monday the 19th of April for Breakfast Club and After School Care.

Please call Gillian McEleny on 01475 673505 if you wish to discuss anything further.

             PUPS Information – January 2021

Due to the current situation, which has resulted in the closure of our schools, PUPS Club is unable to operate at the present time.

We await information from the Scottish Government and as soon as schools fully re-open, PUPS will also re-open.

It is likely that we will have some places available for Breakfast Club and After School Care.

Further information can be obtained by calling Gillian McEleny

01475 673505

FOR ATTENTION OF P1-P4 PARENTS / CARERS
Pupils Out of School Care Club                

PUPS
Provides Breakfast and After School Care at Largs Schools Campus
We provide high quality care along with a wide range of activities and play experiences.
Places are now available each day, from October 2020.
For further information, telephone 01475 673505

* Please note that this newsletter was issued prior to 16/3/2020 and, as such, face to face committee meetings may no longer take place. Please contact Gillian McEleny for more up-to-date information on 01475 673505.

We hope that you all enjoyed your school holidays and look forward to welcoming the children back to PUPS this week.

Some of the older children at PUPS are organising a Charity ‘Festive Shop’ that will start sales on the first week of December 2019, in the Largs Campus lower dining plaza. One of the organisers told us all about their preparations for the exciting event.

“We have been making ‘sweet glasses’ and decorating ‘hot chocolate mugs’ for the last two weeks. We will also be making buscuits, cakes, wreaths and tealight holders. We have been working out costs and deciding our selling prices. We’re doing this to raise money for a charity called Signpost, who help people in poorer countries have better lives. They install fresh water pumps in villages and make sure children can go to school.”

Find out more about Signpost’s charitable work here: https://www.signpost-international.org

We hope to see you there!