Lunch Play Leader
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8AP19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 5 days a week, term time only, 11.55 - 1.10pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £3,357
What skills and experience we're looking for
At St Mary of Charity Primary School, we believe that good quality play is an incredibly important element of a child's day. To support us in ensuring every child has a happy lunchtime, we seek an enthusiastic 'OPAL Leader'. OPAL stands for Outdoor Play and Learning and is a programme that ensures that every child is engaged in high quality play and learning lunchtime.
The key purpose of this role is to set up games and activities for children to join in with, but to also encourage more reluctant children to take part. The successful applicant would work with our team of OPAL Leaders and may be required to be flexible with their duties when necessary.
If you enjoy working with children, have a good sense of humour and communication skills, we welcome you to apply for this very satisfying role. Experience would be beneficial, but not essential.
The post is for 6.25 hrs per week, 5 days a week, term time only, 11.55 - 1.10pm.The salary is £12.18 per hour, £3,357 actual salary.
All applications to be made via Kent-Teach.
What the school offers its staff
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Tech scheme
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 St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 209 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@aquilatrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01795 532496
Welcome to St Mary of Charity (SMC) Primary School. We are set in the heart of Faversham and offer a safe, lively and purposeful place to work and learn, reflective of a rich curriculum and positive relationships. Our school is underpinned by our values of Determination, Aspiration, Teamwork, Faith, Forgiveness, Respect & Honesty. These values underpin our daily life at school and we are extremely proud of all our children accomplish both at school and as they enter life beyond SMC.
We believe in educating the whole child, ensuring that children achieve the very best of outcomes both in their core learning of Reading, Writing and Maths but also in the wider foundation subjects and in their understanding of citizenship and emotional & physical well-being. We work together as part of the local community and have a vibrant curriculum which is brought to life by all the facilities we are able to access from our prime position in Faversham. Our children are always interested, engaged and motivated in their learning.
If you would like to see us in action please contact the school office to arrange a tour.
I look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful school.
Arranging a visit to St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School
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