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Discovery Holiday Club

Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, Leicester, LE4 1EZ

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• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  1 December 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11.97 - £13.68 Hourly

Discovery Holiday Club job summary

Discovery Schools Academy Trust

Discovery Holiday Camps

Site Leader or Activity Leader

Working in during the Holiday Camps only, for example possibly during Christmas half term and February 24 half term. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of Site and Activity Leaders and play a leading role in establishing ‘Discovery Holiday Camps’ across our family of schools. We are looking for talented, enthusiastic workers who share our passion for helping children to Discover their potential to come and join our team. We aim to run high quality school holiday activities across our family of schools and need to recruit a team to make this a reality.

We are advertising two roles which you might be interested in applying for:

• Site Leaders – Grade 8 (£13.68  per hour) – who will lead and oversee the activity sites.

• Activity Leaders – Grade 5 ( £11.97 per hour) – who will lead activities and oversee the delivery programme.

 For a full job description and person specification of each role, please see the documents attached.

 For Site Leaders we expect the following experiences:

• Evidence of supervising safe, creative and appropriate activities for a range of age groups.

• Qualifications in a variety of sporting disciplines.

• Demonstrating organisational and leadership qualities in planning sessions.

• Demonstrate the ability to organise and support individuals.

 

For Activity Leaders we expect the following experiences:

• To have worked with a group of children from a variety of age groups.

• Have experience in organising and taking part in a range of activities for children including arts and crafts, sports etc.

• Promoting the wellbeing of the children through quality of care and inclusion.

 

We are looking for applicants who possess:

• A passion for working with children

• Sports, Play, Arts and other relevant qualifications and/or experience working/leading clubs for children

• Flexibility to work in the school holidays – with some term time work potentially available

• Energy and ideas to make our Holiday Camps the best they can be

• Reliability and trustworthiness

 We are committed to supporting your development and growth and can offer you:

• The chance to work with amazing adults and inspirational pupils everyday

• Great training and resources

• Competitive rates of pay

• The opportunity to work with like-minded colleagues who can support your development

• Opportunities for further employment in our schools

Why Choose Discovery: 

Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.

Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.

We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

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.

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About Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/discovery-schools-academies-trust-ltd

Discovery Schools Academy Trust is a multi academy trust of 13 primary schools and 2 special school dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence.
The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence is shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.

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