Wraparound Care Playworker

Totley Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S17 4FB

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 16 hours per week, 39 weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 3 £23,500 to £23,893 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and training

• Childcare, Playworker or Teaching Assistant Qualification

Experience

• Experience in working with children

• More than 2 years minimum experience in working with children

Skills and knowledge

• Strong communication skills

• Effective organisational skills

• Efficient record keeping

• Ability to work positively as a member of a team

Personal qualities

• Flexible

• Honest and reliable

• Calm under pressure

• Patient

• Empathetic

• Team player

• High personal and professional standards

What the school offers its staff

1. RELATIONSHIPS

Totley Primary School is a warm and welcoming place. Positive relationships abound and are absolutely central to the school’s ethos.

2. CURRICULUM

The school has developed an ambitious, rich and vibrant curriculum, which builds a strong understanding of key knowledge and the development of a breadth of skills.

3. READING

Reading holds a fundamental place in our ethos. Starting from the Foundation Stage, children engage in daily phonics lessons, promoting fluent reading skills. Our school's culture fosters a genuine love for reading, evident in the enthusiasm our children show for it.

4. GREAT BEHAVIOUR

Children's behaviour and attitudes are a strength because caring relationships, coupled with a culture of mutual trust between school staff and pupils, have cultivated a harmonious, positive, and respectful school environment. There is an expectation of high standards from all and for all.

5. WIDER DEVELOPMENT

Children’s wider development and well-being are prioritised exceptionally well so that children grow into well-balanced and happy citizens, with robust moral values. They are champions of equalities, tolerance and respect and have a strong sense of belonging within both the local community and wider society.

6. OUTSTANDING SCHOOL

Regardless of their starting points or potential barriers such as SEND or socio-economic disadvantage, children get off to a great start and make strong progress throughout their time at Totley Primary. They leave fully prepared for secondary school in every way, including having achieved high academic standards.

7. CULTURE

The school provides an exceptional standard of education for its children and the community, which has grown increasingly diverse as the school has expanded. A strong culture of growth and succession planning has secured a dynamic and highly effective leadership team, which has flourished as the school has grown.

Commitment to safeguarding

Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted, your suitability to work with children will be explored, and this will include disclosing convictions. The information you disclose may be discussed with you during the interview.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Totley Playworker October 2024.pdf - 278 KB (opens in new tab)

Totley Primary School Recruitment Information Booklet_compressed.pdf - 1.75 MB (opens in new tab)

About Totley Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Totley Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/totley-primary-school-sheffield (opens in new tab)

Thank you for your interest in joining Totley Primary School. This is an excellent opportunity to join a great school and to play a key role in shaping the provision of education for our children.

Totley Primary is a happy, thriving school providing high quality education both in the classroom and throughout a wide range of extra-curricular activities. We are very proud of our children and believe they should perform well academically and also develop as people.

Totley Primary is part of the Mercia Learning Trust along with King Ecgbert School, Mercia School, Newfield School, Nether Edge Primary and Woodlands Primary.

Our expectations for every Totley child are high; excellence and enjoyment are at the heart of all we will seek to do. We believe in the potential of every child, providing opportunities and enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.

Our staff team are central to our success. They drive and accelerate the outstanding provision we offer to our community and we want the very best people to join us.

If you feel you have the skills, drive and ambition to help support our aims then please do read on.

Ben Paxman
Headteacher

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