Wrap Around Care Assistant (PAR169BC)
Parkland Primary School South Wigston, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October 2024
Closing date
1 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 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
- £24,032.00 - £24,221.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Starting Salary Approximately £2,713
Wrap Around Care Assistant (PAR169BC) job summary
Wrap Around Care Assistant
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
Grade 4 Pay Point 5-6
5 hours a week, 38 weeks per year
Permanent
Monday to Friday 07:15 - 08:15
Parkland Primary School South Wigston are looking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and highly motivated Wrap Around Care Assistant to support the Wrap Around Manager in the provision of high quality activities for pupils at the start of the normal school day.
The successful candidate will be trustworthy, enthusiastic, full of energy, enjoy working with children and be a real team player, experience is desirable but not essential.
You will provide a safe and secure environment for the children in your care to explore, grow and have FUN!
Are you looking for a fun, rewarding job in a friendly & supportive environment where your job is to engage & inspire children?
Why choose Parkland Primary School South Wigston?
Our school vision is to provide every child with an outstanding education and high aspirations for their future. At Parkland Primary School we are incredibly passionate about our pupils and believe that every child should have the opportunity to succeed. The children are always at the heart of every decision we make, we have high expectations of them. We pride ourselves on providing a high-quality education and in our strong pastoral support. We aim to instil values in our pupils that provide them with the skills they need to be successful in life.
Main Duties and responsibilities:
- Supervise, support and assist pupils undertaking activities, ensuring that all have equal opportunity to develop their individual and team skills.
- To maintain a duty of care for all children attending the WAC provision. This may include carrying out intimate care for children.
- Comfort and supervise pupils who are ill or have had an accident, administering to their needs, as appropriate and referring to the nominated teacher and/or First Aider ensuring that accidents are recorded appropriately.
- Being aware of confidentiality issues linked to home/pupil/teacher/school work and to keep confidences as appropriate.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Ideal candidates will have experience of working with children and be committed to providing our pupils with a safe and enjoyable childcare environment.
- Experience of working with children in a play, childcare or out of school setting is essential.
- Level 2 NVQ or CACHE or working towards is desirable.
- Ability to create and inspirational and stimulating child centred play and care environment.
- Excellent communication (written & oral) and interaction skills with child, parents and colleagues
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to support with your application.
What we offer:
- Flexible working options
- A role which has the opportunity to make a real difference whilst having fun
- Free car parking
- Annual incremental pay increases with the pay scale range
- A defined benefit pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme - EAP
- Employee self-service portal
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail discounts
- Dental support
- Gym discount
- Create an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children
- Play a significant part in continuing to develop our school
- Be part of a wider community of Discovery Schools Trust
- Excellent opportunities for personal and career development
More about Discovery Schools Trust:
Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.
While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.
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 Parkland Primary School South Wigston
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 567 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Parkland Primary school is a large primary school, with 506 children aged 4 to 11. It is also a pretty happy place with children who on the whole are willing to learn, friendly and easy-going. Our intake is mixed in socio-economic terms with nearly a quarter of the children on free meals. Parents are supportive regular volunteer helpers in school.
Staff range from very experienced to NQTs, with a generous allocation of support staff including HLTAs, a nursery nurse, teaching assistants and an ICT technician.
Premises are modern with open-plan areas for younger children and closed rooms for older ones. We have good resources and excellent facilities including an ICT suite, field, studio, resource room, and separate Year 6 building. We share a campus with South Wigston High School. A state-of-the-art sports centre has been built at the High School with community access and timetabled slots for our school's use.
Our school is part of the Discovery Schools Academies Trust. Discovery Schools Academy Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence is shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
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