Playworker
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Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
25 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- G2 SCP 2 (FTE £22,366) Actual Salary £5,042 based on 10 hours per week Term Time only
Playworker job summary
Wrenthorpe Academy is a popular and successful 1.5 form entry primary school serving the community of Wrenthorpe. The school was inspected by Ofsted in March 2020. Inspectors praised the school’s culture for learning and ambitious drive for high standards across the curriculum. The school is committed to providing a stimulating, creative environment so that all children enjoy learning, make outstanding progress and reach their potential. The school is constantly striving to provide high-quality learning opportunities, which engage, challenge and inspire all our pupils.
We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for education – someone who is driven to make a difference to the lives of the children they work with.
Waterton Academy Trust is a forward-thinking group of 14 partner schools and 4 pre-schools serving Wakefield and Barnsley. The trust’s primary goal is to ensure all pupils receive an excellent standard of education. Wrenthorpe Academy joined the trust as an academy convertor in 2017 and staff, governors, pupils and families are very proud to be part of this collaborative group.
We are looking for a Playworker who:
Fully support the ethos of the school
Be 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
Ensure table manners are maintained
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
A health and wellbeing package
A cycle to work scheme
An excellent pension package
Commitment to safeguarding
Waterton Academy Trust is committed to ensuring children are supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all whilst promoting welfare and expect all staff to share this responsibility.
We follow safer recruitment processes.
An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidates and two satisfactory references. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of any unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered.
We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
We are wholly committed in ensuring that all employees and applicants are treated equally.
About Wrenthorpe Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 309 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wrenthorpe Academy website (opens in new tab)
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