Play Co-ordinator
St Laurence Church Junior School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2DJ5 days remaining to apply
Closing date
29 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 November 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
- £22,737.00 - £22,737.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be pro-rata, term time only
Play Co-ordinator job summary
St Laurence Church Junior School is a 3-form entry junior school located in Northfield, Birmingham. As a diocesan church school, our core Christian values of forgiveness, friendship, thankfulness, generosity, curiosity and perseverance are at the heart of everything that we do and our vision statement of ‘Learning, Loving and Sharing, guided by Jesus’ underpins all that we do at the school. We are an OFSTED rated ‘good’ school (February 2024) and looking for a Play Coordinator to support in the implementation of an Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) scheme. In return we will offer training where necessary to the right candidate in order to further develop their skills and knowledge. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and innovative play leader. St Laurence Junior School has just begun the journey of play development with OPAL. This role gives someone the fantastic opportunity to work at the very beginning and be part of shaping supportive, meaning full and productive play for all of our pupils during lunchtimes.
Duties include:
Ensuring the well-being of all pupils
Ensure a diverse range of playable resources are provided for, and are accessible to, all children
Discuss resources with the children (School Council and Pupil Leadership Team) and use their views to create development plans
Ensuring enriching play events or opportunities are created Create opportunities for play to support the social and behavioural development of pupils
Work with Year 6 Young Leaders who support other children with their play
Working hours: 11 hours per week. Timetabled to support lunchtimes from 12:00pm - 2:00pm with the additional 1 hour to be arranged on ad hoc basis.
This position will be remunerated at Grade 2, pro rata for the hours above.
Closing date for applications : Friday 29th November
Please complete the school application form which can be found at Job Vacancies | St Laurence Church Junior School and return to enquiry@stlrncj.bham.sch.uk
At St Laurence Junior School, we value diversity and inclusion and are committed to improving our efforts in this area. We believe that having people from diverse backgrounds not only in our own team, but also in our governance, is key to achieve our mission. For this reason, we welcome and encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, or socio-economic background. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical checks, and satisfactory references. Only successful applicants will be contacted for interview. Please ensure that you refer to the full job description and person specification when completing the application form and demonstrate how your experience, skills and competencies make you suitable for this position. Incomplete application forms will not be accepted.
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 St Laurence Church Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 359 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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