Playworker

Tithe Farm Primary School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5JB

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11.79 Hourly NJC scale point 3

Playworker job summary

We are looking for a Playworker who:

Fully supports the ethos of the school

• Holds an NVQ level 2 in childcare or equivalent

Is willing to participate with games and activities; both in and outdoors. These activities can vary on a daily basis so need to be tolerate of change

Be a team player with good interpersonal skills

Be patient, caring, understanding, positive and supportive

Report accident forms if necessary

Respond well to delegation as required by the supervisor & senior members of staff

Record inappropriate pupil behaviour and convey serious incidents to the senior leaders

Have good communication skills

Act as a positive role model

In return we can offer:

A supportive and forward thinking leadership team

Professional development opportunities

An absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare and safety of staff and children

A great atmosphere which promotes inclusion and co-operation

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Tithe Farm Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Tithe Farm Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tithe-farm-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Tithe Farm Primary is a medium sized primary school based in Houghton Regis, between Dunstable and Luton. We are a Local Authority Community School, offering a good education to children aged two to eleven. Community and life enrichment dominate our school ethos - we want our children to be the best they can be academically, with a broad range of experiences to enhance their learning. Our children have a high profile in our local community as exemplary ambassadors for our school - we are really proud of them. The school team supports professional development by providing support to other schools in Central Bedfordshire - this means that there are great opportunities for career development beyond the school. Ambition for staff is similar to that for children, there are no ceilings on your learning and if you work hard you will go far!

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