After School Club Playworker

Teaching Vacancies; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable primary school in Harrogate, UK, is seeking a dedicated individual to support its after school care provision. The role involves ensuring children’s safety and wellbeing, delivering engaging activities, and fostering a fun environment. Candidates should have experience with children in educational settings and good communication skills. A childcare qualification is advantageous. The school offers a supportive work environment and comprehensive staff benefits.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Range of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in play work or educational setting working with children.
• Ability to communicate effectively with pupils, parents, and staff.
• Training in food hygiene and first aid is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of high quality care for after school club attendees.
• Ensure safety and wellbeing of pupils during activities.
• Deliver engaging and fun activities under guidance of Club Manager.

Skills

Experience with children

Effective communication

Engaging activities delivery

Education

Qualification in childcare

Good standard of literacy and numeracy

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Scarcroft Primary School is looking to appoint a caring and dedicated person to support all aspects of the out of school care provision for pupils.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high quality care and provision for the children who attend the after school club, making the school’s provision a warm, fun and supportive place to be. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils, delivering engaging activities under the guidance and support of the After School Club Manager.

You will have experience of working with children or young people in a play work or educational setting, delivering engaging activities for pupils, and you will be able to communicate effectively with pupils, parents/carers and staff.

You will have a good standard of literacy and numeracy, and a qualification in childcare would be an advantage. Additional qualifications in food hygiene and first aid are desirable, but training will be provided if you do not already hold these.

The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change.

Further details about our school and an application form are available on our school website: www.scarcroftprimaryschool.co.uk

An application form, job description and person specification are available on the Trust website: https://excellearningtrust.org.uk/careers/

Please email applications to [e-mail] marked for the attention of Jen Mitchell.

Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged and advised.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with colleagues who care deeply, are experts in their fields and who are passionate about what they do. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our benefits can be found on our website.

Commitment to safeguarding

Excel Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.