Play Workers - Thameside Primary School
Thameside Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8DB288 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours available between 5 - 18.75 hours per week - Term time only - Permanent - Start date: January/February 2025
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £2,709 to £10,318 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for part time, passionate and creative Play Workers to join our School run Wraparound Care Service - Breakfast & After School Club.
Hours available between 5 - 18.75 hours per week - Term time only - Permanent - Start date: January/February 2025
School term time hours: Monday - Friday
Breakfast club from 7.50am - 8:50am - 1 hour per day
After school club from 3.15pm - 6.00pm - 2 hours and 45 minutes per day
*Please indicate if you would like to be considered for both Breakfast and Aftercare hours or if you would only like to be considered for one or the other.
As a member of the wraparound team, you will gain valuable experience assisting the delivering a wide range of engaging and participative childcare activities; working with children from ages 4 - 12. Our Play Workers are passionate, enthusiastic and thrive in a highly rewarding role that facilitates children’s development throughout their time in our Breakfast and After School.
This is a demanding but very rewarding role suited to someone with an interest in supporting children and should ideally have some relevant experience of working alongside children. You should be self-motivated, have good communication skills and be able to engage with children positively.
Your responsibilities include:
- Plan and deliver safe activities with the children either as a group or on a 1:1 basis
- Engage with children encouraging them to participate in activities to promote learning and social development
- Support children on a 1:1 basis who have complex needs
- Encourage fair and caring behaviour among the children
- Encourage independence and self-esteem
- Ensure safeguarding procedures are adhered to
- Assist with food preparation for serving breakfast and afterschool snacks
- Complete various training courses including Food Hygiene and Child Safeguarding.
What the school offers its staff
You can also download an application pack via the school’s website www.thameside.reading.sch.uk (Go to: About us, Come & Work for us!) or email admin@thameside.reading.sch.uk
Closing date for applications is: Sunday 5th January 2025, however we will consider applications on receipt of application forms returned.
The school is committed to safeguarding children and is an equal opportunity provider.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
Interviews will be arranged on receipt of applications when school reopens after Christmas. We wish to appoint in early January with a view to starting in February depending on notice periods.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Thameside Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 374 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Thameside Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@thameside.reading.sch.uk
Primary School ,situated in the heart of Caversham, we are an extension of our diverse local community with more than 30 languages spoken here.
We are very proud of our inclusive nature and believe that every child – whatever their ability or background - deserves the best possible start in life.
Arranging a visit to Thameside Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@thameside.reading.sch.uk.
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