Support Worker (Play) - Happyhansel Primary School - SIC08325. Job in Lichfield Education & Tra[...]

SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Scotland is looking for a Play Support Worker to collaborate with class teachers and support children's development through play-based learning. The ideal candidate will help children enhance their literacy and numeracy skills in a nurturing environment, working part-time at Happyhansel Primary School. This role offers a chance to make a difference in children's lives while enjoying a flexible working arrangement in a beautiful setting with a unique lifestyle.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid holidays during school term

Qualifications

• Experience in a childcare or educational setting.
• Ability to develop nurturing relationships with children.
• Understanding of play-based learning.

Responsibilities

• Support children in developing literacy and numeracy skills.
• Build positive and supportive relationships with children.
• Collaborate with class teachers effectively.

Skills

Child-centered pedagogy

Literacy and numeracy support

Relationship building

Job description

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The purpose of this post is to work effectively with the class teacher(s) to support play-based, child-centred pedagogy within primary.

The main duties of the Play Support Worker are:

• Working with the class teacher(s), and through sensitive interactions, support children to develop their literacy and numeracy skills in a developmentally appropriate way.
• To develop positive, nurturing and supportive relationships with children.

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

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Happyhansel Primary School is a non-denominational school located in Walls. It provides nursery to P7 education for children from Walls, West Burrafirth and as far east as West Houlland. The structure of the school is 1 nursery class and 2 composite primary classes. There is currently a total of 36 pupils on the roll. The school is managed by a Head Teacher (joint with Sandness). The current staffing complement is 3 teachers assisted by support staff as required to meet school demands. The current Head Teacher is Mrs Elizabeth Garrick.

Additional Information

• The grade of this post is F
• Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.4808 per hour
• Permanent Part Time post for 5.0 Hours per Week , 39.00 weeks per year plus 6.24 weeks (pro rata) paid holiday to be taken during school holidays
• Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update
• A relocation package does not apply to this post
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
• We are happy to talk flexible working

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Happyhansel Primary School, Walls, Shetland.

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Elizabeth Garrick - Head Teacher - Contact on: 01595 807450 or email: elizabeth.garrick@

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

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