Lunchtime Assistant & Play Worker

Greenshaw Learning Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym discounts

Cycle to work

Green car scheme

Great team

Job summary

Waterwells Primary is seeking a Lunchtime Assistant & Play Worker to support daily lunchtime routines, supervise play, and foster safe, engaging activities for children aged 3-11. The role supports a two-form entry school within Greenshaw Learning Trust, promoting well-being and positive behaviour across the school day.

The post invites applicants who are keen to develop play-work skills, with CPD and safeguarding training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience with primary age children.
• Enjoy working with young people and maintain a positive, supportive attitude.
• Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
• Friendly, approachable manner and reliable with good time keeping.
• Willingness to undertake CPD for play work, first aid and safeguarding qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist children at lunch and help with meal routines.
• Set up, clean, pack down and store dining furniture.
• Facilitate play opportunities and be an ambassador for play.
• Ensure a safe play environment and that children visit the dining hall for lunch.
• Record incidents and assist with first aid as trained; report site issues.

Skills

Interacting with children

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Dependability

Education

General education

Job description

About

We are looking for somebody to undertake the combined role of Lunchtime Assistant & Play Worker.

Working as a member of the lunchtime team, you will ensure that our children have a meaningful lunchtime eating and play experience every day. Duties will include getting children ready for lunchtime, supervising handwashing, setting up tables and chairs for lunch, cleaning up afterwards and helping pupils with their meals. Outside, you will help to create a safe and stimulating outdoor environment that offers social, active and creative play experiences for all, and your emphasis will be to actively support and initiate play among our children.

Waterwells Primary is a two form entry Primary school with its own Pre-school, catering for children aged 3-11. At Waterwells Primary, we have high expectations, and the needs of our pupils are at the heart of all we do. Our aim is to provide a caring and safe environment for our children to become confident, caring, resilient and curious; we encourage them to achieve the very best that they can across every area of the curriculum.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are 'Always Learning'.

To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our 'Why you should work for GLT' recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.

Main responsibilities

• Assist children at lunch
• Set up, clean, pack down and store dining furniture
• Facilitate play opportunities and act as an ambassador for play
• Ensure that all of the children have a safe site for play
• Ensure that all children visit the dining hall and eat their lunch
• Assess play areas, implementing any changes required
• Assist with putting out and packing away play equipment
• Record and report incidents, i.e. site issues, behaviour, first aid
• Assess and deliver first aid to pupils (if trained). Assist with first aid reporting
• Offer care, support and advice to children during lunchtime
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of all children in accordance with the school's child protection and behaviour management policies
• Attend periodic team meetings and/or training for professional development

Requirements

Willingness to attend play work CPD and to gain qualifications in play work, first aid and safeguarding

• Good general standard of education
• Experience of interacting with Primary age children
• To enjoy working with young people, and a positive and supportive attitude towards young people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds
• Strong team work skills and enjoy being part of a team
• Friendly approachable manner
• Dependability, with good time keeping
• Willingness to try new things

Benefits

• generous pension scheme
• access to Blue Light Card scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation