Wraparound Care Practitioners

ISC group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 19.000 - 20.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Eight weeks annual leave

Galleon Club membership

Employee benefits

Zusammenfassung

George Watson's College is seeking Wraparound Care Practitioners to support children in a safe, engaging space where play and development are encouraged.

Role involves assisting with activities, planning, and maintaining wellbeing while adhering to health and safety standards. Requires SSSC registration within 6 months and strong teamwork and communication skills.

Qualifikationen

• Must hold qualification to comply with SSSC registration as a Practitioner in the day care of children.
• Register with the SSSC within 6 months.
• Excellent teamwork.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Demonstrates initiative and resilience.
• Flexible to work with different ages across Junior School.
• Physically fit to participate in activities with children.

Aufgaben

• Create and maintain a safe, stimulating environment for children to play and learn.
• Support children and young people in planning and evaluating activities.
• Encourage children to direct their own play and collaborate with peers.
• Assist in setting up and putting away equipment daily, following Health and Safety policies.
• Contribute to snack preparation and delivery as needed.
• Attend regular supervision, team meetings and training sessions.
• Act as a positive role model upholding school ethos and values.
• Ensure positive relationships with children and adults and comply with childcare regulations.

Kenntnisse

Teamwork

Communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Initiative

Resilience

Flexibility

Ausbildung

SSSC registration qualification

Jobbeschreibung

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.

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.

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

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.