Extended Services Education Sports Apprentice

Woolden Hill Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7ES

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £6.40 Annually (Actual) Apprenticeship Hourly Rate

Extended Services Education Sports Apprentice job summary

Fixed Term Extended Services Education Sports Apprentice

£6.40 per hour

37 hours per week and 52 weeks per year

Monday to Friday

Multiple locations in our Primary Schools - Primary Schools - Discovery (discoverytrust.org)

Fixed term for the duration of the Apprenticeship (Approximately 18 months to complete the Apprenticeship)

If you are a positive, dynamic person, committed to providing children with caring, high quality and fun activities, and would like to work with us to develop our new model of Extended Services excites you, then we want to hear from you!

Discovery Extended Services provides Wrap Around Care and Holiday Camp provisions across our Primary schools. We are excited to be recruiting for a range of new roles that will be based within the central Discovery Trust Extended Services Team, to further develop our current and future provision model. We have excellent staff benefits and a commitment to training and supporting the right candidates.

Discovery’s aim is to ensure children that attend our Extended Services provisions are provided with an opportunity to engage in activities both indoors and outdoors, while being cared for by trusted and engaging adults. We know that providing high quality and engaging environments support the holistic wellbeing and learning for each child, which will encourage children to have a healthy body and a healthy mind. Being healthy and having access to physical and creative activities boosts children’s self-esteem and confidence and supports the development of life skills such as independence, resilience, and the ability to attend to their learning.

If you’d like more information, we are holding two information events where you can meet the Extended Services Team and chat with us about the roles and provision we offer. Please email jvenables@discoverytrust.org

‘High-quality care is essential, not only as a service for parents but a chance for children to explore interests, make friends and experience things our school curriculum is unable to embrace because of time. I am immensely proud of the work our clubs are doing with children and the quality of provision they provide. Our out of school care is a core feature of a modern education system that needs to be affordable safe and exciting.' Paul Stone - CEO Discovery

If you would like more information, please call or email Lee Gill, who is our Extended Services Manager - 07961600811 / lgill@discoverytrust.org

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document attached to assist in your application.

What we offer:

• Exciting opportunity to help shape the future of Discovery’s Extended Services Provision
• Free childcare at WAC for your children (Primary age only)
• Free childcare at Holiday Camp for your children (Primary age only)
• Fuel cost (for miles over and above your daily assigned commute) at 0.45p per mile
• Career progression opportunities (Senior roles, teacher training opportunities)
• Full induction provided
• Commitment to training and professional development opportunities
• Staff benefits platform
• Working within the Trust Central Team and attending central team opportunities such as our annual conferences and trust inset day
  
• Employee Assistance Programme - EAP
  
• Employee self-service portal
  
• Eyecare voucher scheme
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Retail discounts
  
• Dental support
  
• Gym discount
  

More about Discovery Schools Trust

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.

Safeguarding Statement: 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.

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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About Woolden Hill Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Woolden Hill Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woolden-hill-primary-school-leicester (opens in new tab)

Woolden Hill Primary School is a vibrant school where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs, both now and in the future.

We pride ourselves on being a research informed school and engage in regular opportunities to learn about the latest developments in Teaching and Learning. We invest in staff CPD to ensure that all members of the school can develop. We visit other schools and find out about the best practise both within this country and beyond to ensure that we are ready for the next adventures the world of education has to offer.

Our unique setting allows our children to benefit from a range of experiences to enhance their learning. Our curriculum follows the drivers of past, present and future to allow our children to engage in the past to help learn about how they can be effective citizens both now and in the future. We have a vast outdoor area which allows for pond dipping, Forest Schools and additional learning opportunities. We can also walk to Bradgate Park for enhanced experiences in geography and science.

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