Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician
Corsham Primary School, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9YW12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible after interview
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,366.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £5066 per annum
Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician job summary
Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician
Pickwick Academy Trust would like to recruit a permanent, part-time Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician, based at Corsham Primary School (Pound Pill site).
Hours:
Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician - 10 hours per week, 2 hours per day (1 for the lunch hour, 1 for technician/reading duties), Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year (term time only, excluding TD Days).
Salary:
Playworker/Classroom Technician – B2 £22,366 pro rata per annum, actual salary £5066 per annum
Start date: as soon as possible after interview
Corsham Primary School is located in the picturesque Wiltshire market town of Corsham, near Bath, and is arranged over two sites located at either side of the town. Pound Pill site offers 14 classes and the Broadwood site houses 11 classes, both supporting children from Reception to Year 6. At Corsham Primary, we believe that all children matter and have the right to the very best, in order to fulfil their potential. Our happy Corsham Primary family prides itself on having high expectations for learning and behaviour, enabling everyone to enjoy learning and succeed. Our school values of ‘Caring, Positive and Stimulating’, underpin our ethos, alongside a broad and balanced enquiry-led curriculum which challenges children to be curious. Corsham Primary was one of the original founding schools to create Pickwick Multi Academy Trust in August 2017 and strongly believes in a collaborative approach to learning that encourages the sharing of best practice to enhance the education and outcomes of all the children in our Trust.
We are looking to appoint a new member to our team to perform the role of Teaching Assistant and Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician at Corsham Primary School.
As a Lunchtime Playworker/Classroom Technician you must be committed and flexible, be able to support groups and individual children during school lunchtimes and developing play opportunities together with some classroom administration work. Being able to work as part of a team is essential as well as being able to use your own initiative. The successful candidates will need excellent communication and liaison skills and will be closely supported by the Lunchtime Supervisor, Deputy Headteacher and wider team.
Duties will include
Ensuring pupils are safe, well-behaved, and adhering to school rules during lunchtime.
Helping distribute meals, snacks, and drinks, ensuring food is provided in a hygienic manner.
Maintaining cleanliness by supervising eating areas, cleaning tables, and ensuring food waste is properly disposed of.
Assisting younger or special-needs students with their meals or any other needs during lunchtime.
Addressing behavioural issues, mediating disputes, and ensuring a calm and pleasant dining environment.
Ensuring health and safety standards are met, such as checking for food allergies, preventing choking hazards, and being aware of any medical emergencies.
Supervising pupils during playtime, ensuring their safety on playgrounds or in designated areas
- Supporting pupils self-esteem, inclusion and behavioural development
- Provide physical/personal care to pupils where required.
- Changing pupil reading books and hearing individual readers.
Undertaking classroom administrative tasks where needed, such as backing children’s pictures, taking displays down, laminating work cards etc under the direction of a Teacher’s Personal Assistant.
We offer:
Enthusiastic and motivated children who enjoy school
A dedicated team of staff and governors
A commitment to further professional development
Family friendly policies
Commitment to flexible working;
Generous terms and conditions, and transparent policies with staff consulted directly on all key HR policies
Access to Employee Wellbeing support and counselling telephone support for all staff
Strong central team committed to and providing high level of support for staff at all levels
People Strategy in place setting out the Trust’s commitments and initiatives to support staff
A real family and togetherness feel, where everyone is included and listened to, and ensures no one feels isolated
Free eye tests (for those assessed as regular Display Equipment Users, and glasses if needed specifically for particular roles)
Free annual flu jab
Partnership with the Motor Source Group, enabling staff to benefit from discounts on new and used cars (average £4k saving on a standard new car)
Wiltshire Rewards (LA scheme enabling discounts across a range of retail outlets - available to Wiltshire schools)
Emergency Salary Advance Scheme
We are keen to hear from individuals who are patient, calm, organised and adaptable. Being able to work as part of a team is essential, as well as being able to use your own initiative. A positive outlook and a sense of humour is essential.
The jobholder must demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This will involve undertaking annual Safeguard training and using school reporting systems for any Safeguard concerns.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information.
Interested candidates are required to apply by 12.00noon on Monday 21st October 2024
Interviews will be conducted w/c 4th November 2024
All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of safer recruitment due diligence. Successful candidates will be subject to a range of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check and a barred list check if working in regulated activity
Pickwick Academy Trust is a friendly and inclusive community and is committed to equality of opportunity for all. Our aim is to ensure that no applicant or employee is discriminated against or is disadvantaged by policies, procedures, conditions or requirements. We have a caring and supportive environment where wellbeing is a key priority – flexible working requests will be considered.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020
.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Corsham Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 667 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Corsham Primary School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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