Lunchtime Play & Engagement Assistant
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7LRThis job expired on 3 October 2024
Closing date
3 October 2024 at 4pm
Date listed
23 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £7,275 PER ANNUM (GROSS) - £7,275 PER ANNUM (GROSS)
Lunchtime Play & Engagement Assistant job summary
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is a popular Hastings primary school, currently graded 'OUTSTANDING' by OfSTED. We have a proven track record of raising standards for our pupils, including our most vulnerable.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Lunchtime Play and Engagement Assistant on a part-time permanent basis. This role will involve taking responsibility for ensuring safe, happy lunchtimes for the pupils at Ark Little Ridge by engaging in play activities with and taking care of the children during the lunch time period in all areas inside and outside of th e school.
The successful candidate will:
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Have experience of establishing positive relationships with children
• Have an enthusiasm for and an active interest in children’s welfare and play
• Engage pupils in purposeful activity during the lunchtime (during both good weather and ‘wet’ lunchtimes)
• Be able to use their initiative and be open to new ideas
We can offer you:
• A supportive school
• Friendly staff and children
• Opportunities for Professional Development
By joining the Ark schools network you will gain access to an exclusive range of benefits including comprehensive CPD, training and best-practice sharing opportunities, reduced gym membership, large retail discounts as well as the unique opportunity to apply for international exchanges and other scholarship prospects.
Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please contact the school on 01424 752266, or email info@arklittleridgeprimary.org for more information.
To apply please go to http://arklittleridgeprimary.org/vacancies.
The closing date for applications is 4pm on THURSDAY 4th
OCTOBER 2024 with interviews to place week commencing Monday 8th October. .
Location: Hastings
Start date: As soon as possible after appointment.
Contract: Permanent Hours: 12 noon to 1pm, Monday to Friday, term time only
Salary: Ark Support Scale (Outside London) Point 2, £ 22,433 pro rata; (actual salary £2,680.07pa).
Ark Hastings Primary Academies are committed to safeguarding
children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced
Disclosure & Barring Service check.Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy is a popular Hastings primary school, currently graded 'OUTSTANDING' by OfSTED. We have a proven track record of raising standards for our pupils, including our most vulnerable.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Lunchtime Play and Engagement Assistant on a part-time permanent basis. This role will involve taking responsibility for ensuring safe, happy lunchtimes for the pupils at Ark Little Ridge by engaging in play activities with and taking care of the children during the lunch time period in all areas inside and outside of the school.
The successful candidate will:
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Have experience of establishing positive relationships with children
• Have an enthusiasm for and an active interest in children’s welfare and play
• Engage pupils in purposeful activity during the lunchtime (during both good weather and ‘wet’ lunchtimes)
• Be able to use their initiative and be open to new ideas
We can offer you:
• A supportive school
• Friendly staff and children
• Opportunities for Professional Development
By joining the Ark schools network you will gain access to an exclusive range of benefits including comprehensive CPD, training and best-practice sharing opportunities, reduced gym membership, large retail discounts as well as the unique opportunity to apply for international exchanges and other scholarship prospects.
Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please contact the school on 01424 752266, or email info@arklittleridgeprimary.org for more information.
To apply please go to http://arklittleridgeprimary.org/vacancies.
The closing date for applications is 4pm on THURSDAY 4th
OCTOBER 2024 with interviews to place week commencing Monday 8th October. .
Location: Hastings
Start date: As soon as possible after appointment.
Contract: Permanent Hours: 12 noon to 1pm, Monday to Friday, term time only
Salary: Ark Support Scale (Outside London) Point 2, £ 22,433 pro rata; (actual salary £2,680.07pa).
Ark Hastings Primary Academies are committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Job Description: Lunchtime Play & Engagement Assistant
Reporting to: Inclusion Manager or Principal Lunchtime Supervisor
Hours:1 hour per day, midday to 1pm, 5 days per week, term time only.
Salary: Ark Support Staff (outside London) Point 2
Disclosure level: Enhanced
The Role
Supervising, engaging in play activities with and taking care of the children during the lunch time period in all areas inside and outside of the school
Key responsibilities
•Supervise pupils at lunchtime whether indoors or outside in accordance with the instructions of the Principal Lunchtime Supervisor
•Provide positive and firm control by implementing the school behaviour policy. Encourage play activities
•Deal with cases of inappropriate behaviour by pupils or report the incident immediately to the Principal Lunchtime Supervisor
•Mop up and wipe spillage from the floor surfaces or meal tables, and ensure that the dining area is left in a tidy condition
•Ensure that any injury or sickness of pupils is reported immediately to the First Aider or Inclusion Manager and the office. (Where appropriate, administer basic first aid and record
all details in the first aid book.),
•Check that no pupil remains in outside areas when afternoon lessons are about to begin
Other
•To undertake various other responsibilities as directed by the line manager
•To undertake the main professional duties of a Midday Supervisor as set out in the ARK Schools pay and conditions of service document.
Person Specification: Lunchtime Play & Engagement Assistants
Qualification Criteria
•Right to work in the UK
Experience
•Experience of supervising children at the appropriate age range
•Ideally have experience in a similar role within a school or the education sector
Personal characteristics
•Able to use initiative and imagination to devise games and play activities for children
•Highly organised and efficient; capable of multi-tasking and working at pace
•Helpful and positive nature, calm and caring
•Positive commitment to student achievement and staff development
•Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every pupil
Specific skills
•Have specific strategies to combat attention seeking
•Able to help implement the necessary routines and patterns to establish good behaviour management within the school
•Able to contribute to overall school behavior records and provide feedback
•Ability to deal with minor incidents, first aid, and the personal health and hygiene of pupils
•Ability to work in a team
•Excellent interpersonal skills
Other
•The post holder must be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils
•This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
About Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 435 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
We are a two-form entry school, with 60 pupils in each year group, ranging from reception through to year 6. Our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care. We are dedicated to providing children with the best possible education and we strive to be the best that we can be at all times.
The vision for our pupils is clear: Our children will be secure in the knowledge of who they are and where they come from, and confident in looking to where they will go next. To achieve their ambitious goals, our pupils and staff work hard and have high aspirations. We ensure all children have access to a broad balanced and purposeful curriculum, as well as providing excellent enrichment opportunities.
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