After school Club/ Extended Schools Assistant

Hammond Academy, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5TD

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £6,063.00 Annually (Actual) H1 (term time only) The salary listed above is the actual salary PA. The hourly rate is £11.59

After school Club/ Extended Schools Assistant job summary

About this Role

We are looking for a After School Club Assistant Monday-Thursday between the hours of 3pm-6pm.

Key responsibilities

To to ensure the smooth and reliable operation of the club and be committed to work towards providing equal opportunities in all aspects of the work and abide by agreed policies.

To play and organise games with the children

To act in a responsible manner towards children at all times.

To wash all items used for food or food preparation and ensure they are stored in the correct place.

Ensure all food placed back in the larder and fridges are covered and closed and stored appropriately to ensure freshness and hygiene.

Ensure at the end of the session the floors are swept and moped and bins are emptied.

To administer or supervise first aid as required and to record any accidents/incidents in the accident book.

To attend meetings as appropriate.

To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of working with children
• Communication skills both written and oral
• Interpersonal skills
• Emergency Aid First
• Internal or external training in Safeguarding Procedures
• Food Hygiene (training will be provided)
• Increasing expectations to engage in fuller professional development resulting from Performance Management

Aspire Leadership and Professional Skills Descriptors

• Post holders must be willing to undertake training as part of their role, as required.
• The jobholder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school.
• All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities, and in performance management and development, as required by the school's policies and practice.

Safer Recruitment

Aspire Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2023).

Equal Opportunities

At Aspire Academies Trust we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this vacancy.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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Using the application form

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Hammond Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 384 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hammond Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hammond-academy (opens in new tab)

Hammond Academy is a large 2 form entry school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire which is part of Aspire Academies Trust and the West Herts Teaching School. We are able to offer both a supportive and enthusiastic staff which boasts excellent continuous professional development through the teaching school and opportunities for progression within the Trust and its other schools.

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