Wrap Around Care Assistant
Wootton Park School, Northampton, NN4 0HZ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st January 2026
Closing date
17 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) £12.65 an hour
Wrap Around Care Assistant job summary
Due to growth and demand, Wootton Park School (WPS) is seeking to appoint an inspirational part-time Wrap Around Care Assistant to work under the direction of the Acorns, Wrap Around Care Manager and with our current enthusiastic team of Assistants.
The hours of work are 7.30 - 9.00am and/or 15.00- 18.15, Monday to Friday term time (plus teacher training days). Additional occasional holiday club cover hours are also available.
The position requires enthusiasm, team work, motivation and excellent verbal communication skills and the candidate must have experience and a passion for working and being creative with our learners.
We Can Offer You
Exemplary learner behaviour and engagement.
Supportive professional development following a coaching model.
Excellent future opportunities for progression as we grow our Trust.
An exciting, friendly and conscientious working environment.
Employee Assistance Programme (Staff Well-being) scheme.
Staff sport activities
LGSS Pension
About Us
Wootton Park School (WPS) is the founding school within our Trust and offers a first-rate and unique learning environment, ensuring high levels of academic achievement and personal development for all, while promoting the value of community participation and building a stronger society.
As an all-through (4-19) school, we believe this brings a significant number of benefits to learners and staff, and we seek staff who share this vision with us.
In September 2022, we had our first Year 6 & Year 13 cohorts and are now operational in every year group. In 2020 we moved into our brand new £20 million state-of-the-art school building
In July 2019 we were judged to be outstanding in every category by Ofsted. Inspectors noted that “The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is of a consistently high quality” and that “Achievement is outstanding in the early years and at key stages 1 and 3". "Staff morale is exceptionally high" Ofsted 2019.
We have achieved the Quality Inclusion Mark and the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
We are very proud of our school and are looking for like-minded professionals to join us on the next stage of our exciting journey. If you are inspired by this exceptional opportunity to support our team, we want to hear from you!
In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Wootton Park Academy Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates and offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Wootton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Please note we do not accept CVs and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.
Closing Date: Monday 17th November 2025, 12noon
Interview Date: w/b Monday 17th November 2025
Position Start Date: January 2026 (subject to safer recruitment checks)
We maintain the right to close the application process early or later if necessary.
Applicants need to be available to interview in person.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Wootton Park Academy Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates and offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Please note we do not accept CVs and references will be applied for at the
shortlisting stage.
Our latest Safeguarding Policy is on our school website.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Wootton Park School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1563 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wootton Park School website
Wootton Park Academy Trust, trading as Wootton Park School
This is an exciting time for the Trust as we realise our ambition to build on our existing outstanding school, Wootton Park School and develop the Trust to include additional outstanding schools in Northampton and the surrounding areas. Wootton Park Academy Trust currently comprises of two schools with a third proposed for 2027.
Our aspirational Trust aims to provides a first-rate learning environment and delivers high levels of academic achievement and personal development for all, while promoting the value of community participation and building a stronger society.
Our first academy in the Trust, Wootton Park School, opened in 2016 with fewer than 20 staff and now employs 200+.
In July 2019 Wootton Park School received our first Ofsted inspection and were judged to be outstanding in every category. Inspectors noted that “The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is of a consistently high quality” and that “Achievement is outstanding in the early years and at key stages 1 and 3". "Staff morale is exceptionally high" Ofsted 2019.
Our second School, Overstone Gate Primary School, opens in September 2025 with 1 Reception class and will grow year on year.
A third School, Dallington Park School; a secondary school, is proposed to open in September 2027.
Our hope is that our journey models that of Wootton Park School in delivering consistently high quality outstanding education.
We are very proud of our school and are looking for like-minded professionals to join us on the next stage of our exciting journey.
If you are inspired by this exceptional opportunity to join us at this stage of our journey, we want to hear from you!
Please visit our school website for more information about our school and a virtual tour.
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