Wraparound Care Practitioners

SCIS; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eight weeks annual leave

Galleon Club membership

Employee benefits access

Job summary

George Watson’s College seeks Wraparound Care Practitioners to support children and young people in creating a space for play in Edinburgh.

Key duties include fostering a safe environment, assisting with snacks, planning activities, and modelling positive behaviour. Essential criteria include SSSC registration compliance and strong teamwork, communication, numeracy and literacy skills.

Qualifications

• Qualification to be compliant with SSSC registration as a Practitioner in day care of children.
• Ability to work with different age ranges across Junior School.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, stimulating environment where children can play and develop.
• Ensure care and well-being of attending children.
• Participate in planning and evaluation of activities.
• Support children to direct their own play and cooperate with peers.
• Set out and tidy away equipment each afternoon in line with health and safety policy.
• Assist in snacks preparation and delivery.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings and training.

Skills

Team working

Communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Initiative

Resilience

Flexibility

Adaptability

Physical fitness

Education

SSSC registration

Job description

George Watson’s College wishes to appoint Wraparound Care Practitioners to support children and young people in the creation of a space, in which they can play.

Main Responsibilities:

• To help create a safe and stimulating environment, that provides children with opportunities to play and develop
• Ensure the care and well-being of the children who attend
• Actively participate in the planning and evaluation of activities
• Encourage and support the children to direct their own play
• To support group activities with children, encouraging co-operation and communication between children
• To set out and put away equipment each afternoon, complying with the school Health and Safety policy. This includes folding tables, benches, home corner kitchen, rugs, boxes and toys and games. Large heavier items should be carried by 2 staff.
• To assists in the preparation and delivery of snacks
• To participate in regular supervision, team meetings and training courses as required
• To act as a positive role model, upholding the school ethos and values
• To ensure positive relationships with other children and adults
• Comply with and implement the necessary childcare and Health and Safety regulations
• To have a sound understanding of both local and national initiatives and policies relating to childcare

Ideal Candidate:

Essential Criteria:

• Required to hold appropriate qualification in order to be compliant with SSSC registration as a Practitioner in the day care of children
• Requirement to register with the SSSC within a 6 month timescale
• Excellent Team working ability
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Initiative
• Resilience
• Flexibility and adaptability to work with different age ranges across Junior School
• Satisfactory level of physical fitness - to enable full personal participation and engagement with children whilst undertaking activities e.g. obstacle course, tennis, swimming or other similar activities requiring stamina, physical ability, coordination and strength.

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous demonstrable experience of working with children, ideally within an educational environment.
• Creative and imaginative ability
• A specialist knowledge, skill or interest to be used for the education, enjoyment, learning and furtherance of child development e.g. sports coaching, a foreign language, dressmaking etc.

Package Description:

Location: George Watson’s College, Edinburgh

Contract Type: Permanent

Rate of Pay: £13.45 - £14.63 per hour

Hours of work: Term time 2:30pm to 6pm and a minimum of 30 hours per week during school holidays.

Benefits: Eight weeks annual leave (two to be taken at Christmas and New Year, Membership of the Galleon Club (the school’s fitness club), access to a wide range of employee benefits.