Wraparound Care Assistant

Little Thetford CofE Primary School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3HD

2 days remaining to apply

Closing date
30 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 2, point 5

Wraparound Care Assistant job summary

Little Thetford CofE Primary School

(part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust)

is seeking to appoint

Wraparound Care Assistant (After-School Club)

£23,500 FTE (approximately £1,062 pro rata)

2 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Thursday and Friday

Little Thetford CE Primary School has an exciting opportunity for a committed Wraparound Care Assistant to join a vibrant team of enthusiastic, hardworking individuals. We would love you to take your place with us in this fantastic role!

About You

The ideal candidate will be an individual who is:

Experienced in preparing and serving healthy snacks

Highly organised and able to set clear priorities in managing their workload

Able to communicate clearly and positively with staff, parents and pupils

Able to work calmly under pressure

Able to show a ‘can-do’ attitude and seek solutions to problems

Able to work flexibly and creatively

Happy and co-operative, able to work on own initiative

A strong team player

A person who demonstrates excellent initiative.

About The Role

We are looking for a Wraparound Care Assistant to join our team, working 2 hours per week, 38 weeks per year after school on Thursdays and Fridays. For further information about the role, please download the job description attached or visit our website: https://www.demat.org.uk/recruitment

About Us

Little Thetford CE Primary is part of the DEMAT family of schools who work in partnership towards the common goal of delivering an excellent education for our pupils and a supportive, enriching place to work for our staff. Little Thetford is very proud to continue the great work that has been done to better the future lives of our children.

DEMAT is a large multi-academy Trust which consists of 40 primary academies and approximately 7,000 pupils. Our primary focus as a Trust is to ensure that every child in our schools receives a world-class education through a knowledge-rich curriculum which values the arts as well as what may be perceived as more academic subjects. We are unapologetic about holding the highest expectations for our children, for their outcomes as well as their behaviour and personal development. DEMATs vision is to; To learn. To know. To lead out.

This sets out what we do as a Trust and how we work with our children to become confident within society and to develop as individuals. This is encapsulated in the DEMAT Promise and underpinned by our values of Love, Community, Trust, Respect and Ambition. To find out more about the Trust, please visit https://www.demat.org.uk/

If we sound like your perfect match, then we want to hear from you! In order to be considered please complete a full application on My New Term.

If you choose to join us, our promise is to offer you:

Exceptional CPD with subject leadership and general network and buddying opportunities.

Career progression opportunities internally and/or across a large number of DEMAT schools.

A supportive work environment with a Trust that understands the importance of enhancing health and wellbeing at work with 24hour access to our Employee Assistant Programme

A generous pension and annual leave entitlement

Inclusive policies and practices

Well-behaved and enthusiastic children.

Strong links with the community and local church groups.

For more information, please download the job description and person specification attached or visit our website: http://weeting.demat.org.uk

Closing Date: 30 September 2024

(We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of internal or external applications)

Safer Recruitment

The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

DEMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of DEMATs due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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.