Title: Receptionist (One Year Fixed Term)

The Organisation

Early Childhood Ireland is the leading children’s advocacy and membership organisation. We work in partnership with our members to achieve quality experiences for every child in Early Years and School Age care settings. We advocate for an effective and inclusive Early Years and School Age care system which values, supports, and invests in childhood, children, and services.

The Role

The role of the Receptionist is an exciting opportunity for a candidate, who is keen to develop in a growing team, while also creating a positive change in the lives of children in early years settings in Ireland.

The role holder will manage Day-to-day ad hoc administration and secretarial tasks to support the Membership, Excellence & Learning Team, and wider organisation, in keeping with Early Childhood Ireland’s agreed results and ambitions. The role will require an individual with the ability to handle confidential information and empathise with our members and service users with a compassionate, professional public image and the ability to liaise and communicate at all levels with sincerity, warmth, efficiency, and flexibility is essential to deliver on our ambitious Strategic Plan.

Salary and Key Benefits:

A salary in the range of €26,186 to €28,207 is offered, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

As a team member at Early Childhood Ireland, you will enjoy a variety of benefits that include contributory health and pension schemes, as well as generous paid leave allowances. Early Childhood Ireland offers a flexible work schedule on a blended basis. We value career development and offer paid educational assistance, professional fees, and training opportunities as applicable. Team members also have access to an employee assistance programme.

Location: Our head office is in Tallaght, Dublin

Contact/application and requirements information:

For the full job description and details on how to apply, click here.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, please reach out to Gillian Moore – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-moore-0b01b3a9/

Early Childhood Ireland strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Early Childhood Ireland believes the protection and welfare of all children is of paramount importance and is committed to implementing robust safeguarding procedures throughout the recruitment process. The organisation is aligned to Children First National Guidance 2017, Children First Act 2015 and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, 2012 in all aspects of work.

We do not require the support of recruitment agencies at this time.