Breakfast Club Assistant

Wiltshire Career Site; Lacock; On-site; GBP 3,607,000 - 5,138,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free childcare place for your child

Training and resources provided

Job summary

Lacock Primary School is seeking a reliable, patient and organised individual to join the Breakfast Club team. The role focuses on caring for children before school, supporting play and learning, and ensuring a safe, engaging environment.

Permanent, term-time position (38 weeks/year) with training provided. Flexible hours (6 hours per week) and potential to increase if desired, plus a free childcare place for your own child and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Organised, responsible, creative and enthusiastic candidate for wraparound care.
• Experience of supporting learners would be an advantage but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist Breakfast Club session and supervise children indoors and outdoors.
• Plan, prepare and deliver quality play opportunities in a safe environment.
• Provide food and refreshments to children.
• Administer first aid when necessary.
• Maintain good communication with children, parents and staff.
• Help with Breakfast Club bookings using the booking system.

Job description

Salary: D6 (£13.92 per hour)

Hours of work: Part time, 7.45am – 8.45am, 5 days per week, plus 1 hour per week for shopping, 6 hours

Contract: Permanent, Term-time only, 38 weeks per year

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Lacock Primary School for further information.

A bit about us:

Lacock CE Primary School is a small village school set in the beautiful National Trust village of Lacock. We have a core team of experienced and dedicated staff, lovely children, supportive parents and active governors, all proud to be working towards the same goal of providing our children with the best possible primary school experience, while developing a set of core values underpinned by love and compassion for one another.

All about the role:

Due to growing demand for Wraparound Care, we are looking to recruit an organised, responsible, creative and enthusiastic individual to join our team on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will undertake the care of individuals or groups of children and support their play, learning and development during the before-school part (Breakfast Club) of the Wraparound Care and will stimulate, encourage and develop children’s play in a positive way enabling them to play appropriately and creatively, individually or in groups. This role will include maintaining a strong relationship we have with the children, being approachable to our parents and above all provide a safe, caring, stimulating and fun environment for the children in Breakfast Club.

We will offer the following to any successful candidate:

• Permanent contract for 6 hours per week (Mon-Fri) and possibility to increase hours if desired.
• Training (such as, and if necessary, Paediatric and emergency first aid, Epipen and Buccal Midazolam training, SEN and Makaton training, Manual Handling and Team Teach courses as well as IT/Admin training so staff can operate the booking system), equipment and resources provided
• Free child-care place for your child (for children aged 4-11 regardless of their current setting)

Roles/Responsibilities:

• To assist the Breakfast Club session and manage the safety, welfare and supervision of children through both indoor and outdoor (in summer) activities
• Helping with planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment (such as arts & crafts, puzzles and games) as well as supervising reading and other activities if applicable
• Providing food and refreshments (such as cereal, toast, pancakes, milk, water, fruit etc)
• Administering first aid where necessary
• Developing and maintaining good communication with all children and parents, as well as all other staff
• To help with Breakfast Club bookings using our booking system, and to liase with parents and Office staff regarding payments

We are keen to hear from individuals who are patient, calm, organised and adaptable. Being able to have a positive outlook, sense of humour and can-do attitude is essential. Experience of supporting learners with a variety of learning needs would be an advantage but not essential.

Closing date (and time):

Applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy.

Interview date:

TBC

Commencement date:

ASAP

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not ‘protected’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2020). An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.