Wrap Around Care Assistant

Queen Eleanor's Church of England School, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7SD

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  1 May 2024 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  1 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £7,728.00 Annually (Actual) GST Grade B, FTE: £20733 - Prorata: £7728

Wrap Around Care Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Wrap Around Care assistant at Queen Eleanor’s Junior School to assist with the daily management of our new Wrap Around Care. Providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children. The successful candidate will be expected to engage with our children in exciting and imaginative activities. You will assist pupils with refreshments, ensuring that hygiene, and health and safety standards are met.

The key responsibilities:

To ensure that the safeguarding needs of each individual child are met at all times following school policy and procedures. To Safeguard and promote their health and safety including safe collection at the end of the session.

To create a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all children.

Working with all staff to ensure and provide care, play opportunities and activities in a homely, nurturing and safe environment considering the individual developmental needs of the children.

To share responsibility for the welfare of all children at the club, following systems to ensure consistent, high-quality care.

To stimulate, encourage and develop children’s play in a positive way enabling them to play appropriately and creatively, individually or in groups.

Providing comprehensive care for the children including collection from classes and delivering them safely to parents and carers.

To cooperate and work effectively with the Manager, taking on responsibilities/duties as directed.

To contribute to the planning and provision of a stimulating range of age- appropriate activities and ensure the club is well-resourced and creatively set- up.

To reflect on practice and daily routines, tailoring them to meet the individual needs of each child.

To contribute to the effective recording and resolution of any complaints or investigations, ensuring confidentiality at all times.

To be professional and a good role model to the children and other staff members, at all times.

Organise the space and resources before children arrive and pack away at the end of each session.

To administer First Aid, as appropriate.

Hours:

The working hours for this role will be Monday - Friday 3.00pm - 6.10pm. 15 Hours and 50 mins a week for 38.6 weeks.

All applications must be made using the online form and we are unable to accept CVs as any part of an application.

Please note that we shall take up references before the interview. It is essential therefore, that all reference details supplied are correct, up to date and include a current e-mail address.

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Queen Eleanor's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, volunteers, committee members and visitors to share this commitment. We recognise that all adults, including temporary staff, volunteers and committee members, have a full and active part to play in protecting our students from harm, and that the child or young person’s welfare is our paramount concern.

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About Queen Eleanor's Church of England School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 345 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Queen Eleanor's Church of England School website (opens in new tab)
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I would like to welcome you to Queen Eleanor's C of E Junior School where every child is valued as a unique individual. We believe all children have the right to enjoy and achieve to the best of their ability in a safe, happy and secure environment. At Queen Eleanor's, the safeguarding of children is our highest priority.

We believe that it is important to build up close relationships with the children based on mutual understanding and respect, and visitors to the school frequently comment on the friendly, calm atmosphere created by the children and staff. We have a strong partnership with our families and this supports and encourages each child to reach their potential. We appreciate our families' involvement in school activities and share the children's success and progress.

Queen Eleanor's is a Church of England School and we have strong links with our local churches and Guildford Cathedral. The spiritual development of our children is extremely important to us and we provide many opportunities, within school, for our children to develop spiritually. Our school vision is: To provide a caring, supportive community, grounded in a Christian ethos, where children are inspired to explore their potential and develop skills for life. Children of all faiths and those who have no faith are welcomed into the Queen Eleanor's Family.

We celebrate the diversity within our school and believe that every child and adult is special to God and uniquely made in his image. We strive to ensure that all members of our community understand their worth and value.

'Encourage one another and build each other up.' Thessalonians 5:11

We uphold Christian Values and these are embedded in PSHE and SMSC and throughout the curriculum along with our school values of: Honesty, Trust, Kindness and Respect.

Prospective parents are warmly invited to make an appointment with our office to see the school in action and to meet our wonderful children.

I look forward to welcoming you to Queen Eleanor's.

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