Senior Playworker
Dorridge Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 8EU8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
2nd September 2024
Closing date
11 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
1 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12.80 Hourly Full time equivalent range £24,702 - £27,334 per annum
Senior Playworker job summary
Dorridge Primary School, a large three form entry, community Primary school with a nursery, offers high quality wraparound care in a purpose-built provision, known as Darby’s. We would like to appoint dynamic, dedicated and qualified Play Workers to join our Before & After School Club provision.
This is a permanent, part-time contract on an hourly rate of £12.80 plus holiday pay.
Grade: Hours of Work: Various sessions available.
Breakfast club: 7:45am – 8:45am
Teatime club: 3:15pm – 6:00pm
We wish to appoint Playworkers, with a recognised Level 3 qualification in childcare; there are various shifts available, so we can be flexible with the hours offered.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Implementing a varied, stimulating and exciting range of activities that meet the children’s developmental needs.
- Ensuring the facility is ready for use, by setting up and clearing away.
- Working as part of a highly motivated and professional team.
- Establishing positive relationships with children and their families.
- Working in close partnership with all school staff and support the whole school ethos.
The ideal candidate will be able to:
- To adhere to and promote all school policies.
- To safeguard children and promote health and safety.
- To promote good practise in a professional and inclusive manner.
- Maintaining a close liaison with class teachers in order to be aware of and respond appropriately to the needs of all children in your care.
- Take responsibility for personal professional development, including participation in own annual appraisal, any necessary training, and keeping abreast of all current issues relating to providing this service.
Qualification/s required:
- Level 3 Qualification in Childcare
In return Dorridge Primary can offer you:
- An inclusive school full of engaged young learners
- A child-centred school that is receptive to creative thinking and innovation
- Supportive parents and carers
- High-quality opportunities for continuing professional development
- Friendly and supportive colleagues committed to continual improvement
- West Midlands Local Government Pension
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Dorridge Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or religion. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, will be subject to a social media online search.
For further information, please contact Arden MAT Human Resources team:
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.
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About Dorridge Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- Up to 692 pupils
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Dorridge Primary School website (opens in new tab)
School location
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