Breakfast and After School Club Assistant

HARRIS FEDERATION; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Harris Allowance

Annual Loyalty Bonus

Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Job summary

The Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Breakfast and After School Club is seeking a dedicated Breakfast & After School Club Assistant to care for pupils, offer encouragement and supervise activities. You will work closely with the Leader to provide a relaxed, informed and caring environment for children.

The role involves assisting with meals, safeguarding, outings, and planning engaging activities, with DBS checks and safeguarding commitments required for all staff.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant or equivalent.
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to acquire.
• Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to acquire.
• Experience working with children of relevant age.
• Experience with children who may have additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in breakfast preparation, snacks, cleaning and washing up.
• Take responsibility for a group of children as designated.
• Ensure children are safe at all times and flag risks.
• Attend occasional staff meetings and training sessions.
• Accompany children on outings and ensure whereabouts and safety.
• Inform Leader of any incident affecting a child’s well-being.
• Generate ideas for new or improved play activities.

Skills

First Aid

Food Hygiene

Childcare Experience

Organisational skills

Team player

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant

Job description

Summary

We are looking for a Breakfast & After School Club Assistant to provide child care for pupils attending the Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Breakfast and After School Club. You will be working closely with the children providing encouragement, friendship and supervision.

The actual salary for this role will be £17,488.50 - £17,738.68 (39 weeks per year, 25 hours per week).

About Us

Harris Primary Academy Shortlands has been open since 2015 and is Ofsted rated 'Outstanding' in all areas. We have 14 classes from Reception to Year 6 (2-form entry).

The whole community strive for Harris Primary Academy Shortlands to be the best it can possibly be which is encapsulated by our vision statement: "Excellence for All". Our core values of: Aspire, Believe and Flourish, underpin everything that happens in our academy and we have high expectations that these are followed and modelled by all staff, parents and children.

Whether they are learning English and Maths, Latin or Mandarin, competing in sports, or discussing their dream occupations, we do whatever it takes to ensure our pupils gain the confidence to aspire and flourish in life.

At HPAS, we work tirelessly to make sure that every child comes to recognise their own potential. As a result of the exceptional practice at our academy every single day, our children achieve outstanding outcomes each year and we are incredibly proud of them. Alongside academic achievement, we want our academy to be a safe and caring space for children who are excited and happy to come to school every day to learn, grow and develop.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your role will be to assist the Leader in offering the children a wide range of play activities and ensuring that the club offers the children a relaxed, informed and caring environment, and your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of breakfast, snacks, cleaning away and washing up
• Taking responsibility for a group of children as designated
• Assisting in ensuring that the children are safe at all times, including drawing attention to any risks
• Attending occasional staff meetings and training sessions
• Accompanying the children on outings, accepting responsibility for the whereabouts and safety of a designated small group of children
• Informing the Leader immediately of any incident which could be detrimental to the well-being of any child within the Club's care.
• Generating ideas for and participating in new and improved play activities. This could involve offering a weekly activity, such as arts and crafts, sports or cooking.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant or equivalent
• A First Aid Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
• A Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
• Experience of working with children of relevant age
• Experience of working with children who may have additional needs
• The ability to encourage and inspire young people
• Good organisational skills
• Effective team worker
• The ability to use your own initiative
• The ability to work in a flexible way

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, an Annual Loyalty Bonus , Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.