Breakfast Club - Play Worker

Halfway Junior School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 4TA

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  14 April 2025

• Closing date

  21 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday - Friday (7:30am- 9:00am) 7.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23656

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a playworker to facilitate a breakfast club provision 5 mornings per week for around 20 pupils per day, within a team of two. The role will include setting up games and activities and engaging with children to ensure play is positive and enriching. During the club, breakfast is served by the school Kitchen, where the role requires effective supervision in a dining room setting, including the recording of breakfast items on a register. The role is for 7.5 hours per week, starting at 7:30am through until 9:00am

The role has traditionally been linked with a midday supervisor position which has been advertised separately. Please state within your application whether you would like to apply for both roles (total of 17.5 hours per week) or solely the playleader role (total of 7.5 hours per week).

The midday supervisor role and job description can be found as a separate vacancy advert on this site.

Main responsibilities of the role are:

• To use and record registers to manage breakfast orders and attendance
• Supervision, organisation and safeguarding (including first aid) of children at breakfast club
• Set up, organise, manage and clear away resources and materials
• Organise and be active in developing interactive activities for the children during play and ensuring children are positively engaging in play.
• Encourage and facilitate positive social experiences for children.
• To encourage dining arrangements that promote an orderly and pleasant meal service for pupils.
• To assist as required to ensure a calm, clean environment in the dining hall

The successful candidate will be friendly, have good communication skills as well as the ability to adapt their approach to suit the needs, different personalities and interests of the children. We are looking for a team member who can:

• Exhibit a calm and reassuring manner
• Actively engage with pupils within activities.
• Be passionate about making a difference to every child.
• Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with the school community
• Be punctual and reliable
• Bring ideas and direction to develop the quality of the breakfast club.

For an application pack, please email:-

hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk

Applications should be made on the Sheffield City Council application form and returned to Halfway Junior School, Halfway Centre, Halfway Sheffield S20 4TA or email hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team who are driven to provide a high quality learning environment

• A group of very well behaved and happy children who enjoy interacting with adults and forming relationships.

• A happy, calm and purposeful working environment,

• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff and parents.

• Suitable training, including First Aid, where required.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Halfway Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halfway Junior School website
• Email address: hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142482629
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halfway-junior-school

Arranging a visit to Halfway Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hclayton@halfway-jun.sheffield.sch.uk.

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