Wrap Around Care Assistant
Snape Primary School, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1QG11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
10 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 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
- £6,744.00 - £6,972.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3: SCP 4-6 (FTE £23,114 - £23,893)
Wrap Around Care Assistant job summary
We are looking for a committed, kind & caring practitioner to help provide for the children during wrap-around sessions (breakfast and afterschool club.) The successful candidate should be passionate about providing a high standard of care for the children and someone who is supportive of everyone in the Snape Pre-School community. A good sense of humour is essential as is the ability to work closely in a team and communicate effectively. Excellent communication skills are key in this role as you will also work closely with the pre-school children’s families and at times alongside Snape School staff. You will be part of a warm & welcoming, inclusive community within our setting.
You will be working term time (38 weeks per year): Monday – Friday. Wrap-around sessions are 8am - 9am Mon-Fri and 3pm to 5pm Mon- Thurs. In total working 13 hours per week.
Snape Pre-School opened in 2021. Our beautiful eco-building set in the grounds of Snape Primary School is a wonderful example of an open plan learning space. We are fortunate enough to be nestled by a woodland area where we provide forest school sessions for our children every week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children.
- Plan and implement age-appropriate activities, including arts and crafts, outdoor play, and story time.
- Maintain accurate records of children's progress, development, and behaviour.
- Build positive relationships with parents, families, and colleagues.
- Adhere to all Pre-School policies and procedures, including safeguarding, health and safety, and confidentiality.
- Attend training and professional development sessions as required.
Requirements:
- Childcare experience
- Level 3 Early Years qualification preferable
- Creative & enthusiastic
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and use your own initiative
- Calm, patient & positive-minded
- Good sense of humour
If you have any questions, please contact the school office (office@snape.suffolk.sch.uk)
In return for working at our school, which is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust, you will receive a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
Shopping and leisure discounts
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
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 Snape Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 79 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Snape Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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