Out of School Club Lead & Safeguarding Coordinator

St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School is seeking a dedicated individual to support the Out of School Club, ensuring high standards of care and safeguarding for children. You will work with Playworkers, liaise with parents, and follow health and safety policies in a busy school setting.

The role involves administration tasks, attendance at training courses (Paediatric First Aid, Child Protection), and contributing to planning and development as part of the CDAT Trust.

Responsibilities

• To ensure that the standard of care provided at Out of School Club is kept high
• Maintain confidentiality
• Initiating a close liaison with parents and carers, encouraging their involvement and support
• Encouraging and supporting a team of Playworkers.
• Ensuring the delivery of creative and appropriate play opportunities in a safe and caring environment
• Ensuring the delivery of activities within the organised programme
• Work within Early Years Guidelines
• Ensure that hygiene procedures are followed and that staff are aware of Health and Safety issues relevant to the Club in keeping with the school policy for Health and Safety.
• Manage the ordering and provision of refreshments for the children, recognising the principles of a balanced diet and the requirements of varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Ensuring full care is provided for the children and adhere to systems that ensure safe arrival and departure of children and young people with signatures and times detailed.
• Ensure clear procedures for Lost or Missing child, Uncollected child and sharing of information with Child Protection officer and school staff as appropriate.
• Being responsible for day to day administration & record keeping,
• Check and maintain First Aid Box and administering First Aid as appropriate.
• Record accidents/incidents in accordance with procedures.
• Carry out regular fire drills, know your role and ensure all staff know their roles in a fire drill and for inavcuation know the procedures.
• Attend relevant training courses- Paediatric First Aid, Child Protection and Safeguarding Awareness training, Food hygiene training.
• To lead regular staff/planning meetings and attend committee meetings as appropriate
• To be involved actively in planning and assessment
• Work within agreed policies and procedures and an Equal Opportunity’s framework and ensure all staff are aware of these.
• To carry out such other tasks on occasion as deemed appropriate by the Headteacher.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school and the Trust.
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, knowing how and when to draw on advice and specialist support.
• To attend relevant meetings as required.
• To participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Employees of CDAT are expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct.
• All staff must uphold public trust in schools and education and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside the school, by: treating pupils, staff, parents and visitors with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to an adult working in a school environment; having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions; showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others; not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs; and ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law.
• All staff are responsible for maintaining high standards of professional practice while working for CDAT, are required to work within the guidelines established by Trust-wide policies, handbooks and guidelines and should maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality.
• All staff are expected to support the Christian culture, aims and objectives of CDAT and its member schools.
• All staff are expected to undertake such additional duties as may be reasonably be requested by the Headteacher or their representative.
• The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• All staff must respect the confidentiality of staff, pupils, families and visitors and not breach this trust. Any breaches of confidentiality must be reported to the Headteacher immediately.
• All staff should participate in arrangements for appraisal and in the identification of areas in which they would benefit from training and undergo such training.
• All staff should proactively keep abreast of developments in relation to the post, and whenever possible and appropriate, attend professional development opportunities.
• This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive. Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the general character of the post and its grading and the job description may be subject to modification and amendment in accordance with the needs of the Trust or the school.

Job description

St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School is seeking a dedicated individual to support the Out of School Club, ensuring high standards of care and safeguarding for children. You will work with Playworkers, liaise with parents, and follow health and safety policies in a busy school setting.

The role involves administration tasks, attendance at training courses (Paediatric First Aid, Child Protection), and contributing to planning and development as part of the CDAT Trust.