Play Assistant
Dysart School, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6HL25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
to be confirmed
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 12.5 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade C, Point 10-14, £8,244.55- £8,479.44 (FTE £27,729 - £28,519)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for enthusiastic Play Assistants with drive and creativity to join our dedicated and welcoming team to support the lunch time sessions for our pupils. You will provide support for our pupils at lunchtime, both with eating and drinking, and joining in leisure activities. You will also be required to support their personal care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Distribute lunches to classrooms, assist with feeding, supervise mealtimes, and maintain hygiene standards
- Support pupils’ movement and personal care needs as advised by therapists
- Encourage social interaction and communicate with non-verbal pupils
- Supervise play activities and clear away after lunch
- Assist with medical needs and provide kitchen support when needed
Key Requirements:
- Proven successful experience of working or caring with children
- Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
- Have a caring and positive nature
- Work in line with the school’s behaviour policy
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Employee referral scheme
- Membership to Discounts for Teachers
- Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
- Comprehensive training and development
- Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
- Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
- Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
- Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dysart School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 164 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dysart School website
- Email address
- mollyking@orchardhill.ac.uk
Dysart School is an Outstanding special school for 150 pupils aged 4 to 19 who have a range of severe and complex learning difficulties. The school has high expectations for its pupils and believe there is no limit to their potential.
Our main site, located in Surbiton, is bright and well equipped to support the development of its pupils including Early Years classrooms with outdoor learning spaces, a dedicated post-16 hub, accessible swimming pool, sensory room, soft play and adventure play areas and generous grounds equipped for play and outdoor learning. Dysart has also recently opened two satellite sites next to mainstream schools in the local area.
Dysart School is a progressive and innovative place to work and staff are offered opportunities through regular training and support to develop their own practice. To find out more about us visit www.dysartschool.org
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