Breakfast Club Playworker
Kensington Primary Academy, London, W14 8PU13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 7.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7.15am to 8.45 am
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- 13.58 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Specific qualifications are not a prerequisite of the job but the post-holder will be expected to have:
- Level 2 or 3 in Playwork, Childcare, or equivalent qualification or be willing to undergo training.
- An awareness of the need of children.
- Knowledge of appropriate play activities e.g., sports, games, crafts, stories, song, dance etc.
- A basic awareness of health and safety practices.
- Understanding relevant administration procedures including children registration requirements.
- Understanding equal opportunities issues and practices relating to the aims and objectives of community groups.
- A knowledge of basic record keeping and filing.
Experience
Some experience of being involved in play or activities, whether in a paid or voluntary capacity in, for example, schools, nurseries, holiday play centres or other equivalent play setting. To include planning, organising and supervising activities.
Aptitudes
To demonstrate the ability to:
- Work as part of a team, sharing working knowledge and skills
- Develop a range of play/learning related skills
- Work flexibility, able to rearrange work plans in relating to changing priorities
- Interact sensitively with other workers, children and parents
- Listen to understand the needs, aspirations and problem children
- Able to quickly assimilate new procedures and working methods
- Administer first aid and understand first line child protection with training
What the school offers its staff
Extra hours offered in the school holidays to work in The Club
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 complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Kensington Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 228 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Kensington Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- m.manfredini@ks-t.org
Kensington Primary Academy. Our schools have developed our own, distinct knowledge-rich curriculum: The Primary Knowledge Curriculum, a carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich programme which inspires pupils, promotes excellent outcomes for all and is underpinned by a drive to overcome inequality of opportunity.
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