Post: Wraparound Care Assistant - Breakfast & After School Club

Grade: Scale point 5-6 (depending on experience) / NJC 5-6 (£12.18-12.38 per hour)

Hours: Term time only

Breakfast Club: 7.30am - 8.30am Monday - Friday 5 hours per week (children arrive at 7.40am)

After School Club: 3.15pm - 5.30 pm Monday - Thursday (children are collected at 5.15pm)

Hours can be split Breakfast Club 5 hours per week, After School Club 9 hours per week or combined 14 hours per week.

Reports: to Principal

Job Purpose

We are looking for a energetic individual to support, engage and look after children in the Wraparound Care Breakfast and After School Club

About you

Are you an engaging individual who already or would like to work with Primary School aged children and could inspire them through activities that could include Sports, Games, Creative activities like Cooking & Art etc, with freedom to use our lovely school setting both indoors and out as appropriate. Can you create a relaxing fun environment for our pupils after a busy day of learning in school. With the support of the management team can you develop a plan of age-appropriate activities to follow by using your imagination. Organisation and planning skills are a must. Having experience of working with children is preferable but not essential. The ability to follow safeguarding protocol is an essential requirement of the role.

Our ideal candidate would be someone who

Can plan a full timetable of enrichment and extracurricular activities to suit the needs of both KS1 & 2

Has a love of outdoor learning to make use of the extensive grounds play and PE equipment

Has a passion to teach children about the wider world beyond the classroom using appropriate resources

To enhance classroom learning through music, play, IT, reading and writing

Has experience of working with children to be able to support our more vulnerable children

Has experience of a school environment to support the DSL with safeguarding priorities

Has basic IT skills to maintain attendance registers, book new attendees/leavers as well as support with content for the school newsletter

Full safeguarding, food hygiene,first aid and health and safety training will be provided

Although this is advertised as Fixed Term contract there is the possibility that this may become a permanent position. There is a real opportunity to make this role your own by taking ownership of our wraparound care provision. Our school is set in beautiful extensive grounds and use of these is highly supported. We warmly welcome visits so please drop us an email or call Fiona Allen.

Other Duties

The jobholder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description. Particular duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the overall level of responsibility. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not justify a re-evaluation of the post. However, in cases where a permanent and substantial change in duties and responsibilities of a post occurs, consistent with a higher level of responsibility, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.

We reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date, therefore early applications are recommended.

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.