Wraparound Care Assistant

Nene Education Trust; Great Harrowden; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work

Employee Assistance Programme

Mindfulness training

Discounted gym membership

Open and collaborative environment

Job summary

The Wrap Around Care Assistant role at St Peter's Academy sits within Nene Education Trust. You will help run the after-school care, providing high standards of care and play opportunities for children and supporting their social, physical, and emotional development.

You will assist with planning and delivery of activities, maintain a safe environment and communicate with parents, while working to a fair, consistent approach to behaviour in line with school policies.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Ability to facilitate activities to support development.
• Ability to use initiative and take appropriate action.
• Effective communication with adults and children.
• Firm but fair approach to behaviour consistent with school policies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, secure and stimulating play environment.
• Assist planning, preparing and delivering activities to meet developmental needs.
• Ensure inclusive wrap around care for all children.
• Communicate regularly with parents and report information as required.
• Set up and clear away equipment for after school sessions.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues.

Skills

Working with children

Engaging activities

Initiative

Communication with adults and children

Behaviour management

Job description

The Wrap Around Care Assistant will assist in the day-to-day organisation of the Wrap Around Care provision, providing high standards of care and play opportunities for children at St Peter's Academy. Key Tasks:

• Maintain a safe, secure and stimulating play environment, and to assist with developing opportunities which encourage children's social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional development through play.


• Assist with the planning, preparing and delivery of activities, which meet children's individual developmental needs.


• Ensure that wrap around care offers a high quality, inclusive environment which meets the needs of all children, regardless of social, culture, religion or beliefs.


• To communicate effectively with parents on a regular basis and report any information from parents as required


• Help set up and clear away all equipment/activities before and after all after school club sessions.


• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues

You will need experience in:

• Working with children or young people


• Facilitating activities to engage pupils and support development


• Ability to use your own initiative and take action accordingly


• Effective communication with adults and children


• Ability to take a firm but fair approach to handling behaviour issues in line with the school's policies

Benefits:

• Access to retail discounts and technology schemes


• Access to Cycle to Work


• 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work-related matter.


• Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional


• An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your academy but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.


• Discounted gym membership


• Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours - while recognising our employee's preferences for when they work


• Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.

Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, students, and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence process. Any offer of employment will be subject to DBS and Right to Work checks. We look forward to your response. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date stated