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Vacancy for Wraparound Care Manager

Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 7, Point 12-19 £12,961-£14,530

Hours: 20 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only)

Working Pattern: Monday-Friday, 07:30-08:45am (Breakfast Club) and 15:00pm-17:45pm (After school club).

You will be responsible for Breakfast Club and After School Club.

Are you a dedicated and energetic Wraparound Care Manager? Are you able create a safe and inspiring environment, where our children can confidently express themselves? We have an exciting opportunity for a Wraparound Care Manager to join our friendly team in our wraparound provision at West Town Primary Academy!

You will be responsible for the management and administration of Wraparound Care and lead an effective childcare provision which provides safe, high-quality care and play opportunities. You will believe in the inclusion and acceptance of all and understand the importance of children having down time in a safe space. The development of positive working relationships with other wrap‑around staff, school staff, parents/carers will be an essential aspect of the role, as will a secure knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety.

• Provide high-quality appropriate play opportunities
• Monitor the effectiveness and quality of the provision.
• A fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference to children’s learning, confidence, and independence.
• Part-time, term‑time only position - offering greater flexibility in work life balance.

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• NVQ 3/Level 3 in childcare of equivalent qualification
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an Early Years setting.
• Is friendly, enthusiastic and has a positive outlook and approach to work.
• Will possess outstanding communication skills and can work well in a team.
• A thorough understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues.

West Town Primary Academy is a culturally rich city Academy, with high aspirations for all our children. Since opening as an Academy, West Town Primary has restructured its teaching team to provide smaller class sizes for many of our children, which enables a greater amount of quality first teaching to take place. We are fortunate enough to have a team of good and outstanding teachers who through bespoke in‑house training are helping to develop the next generation of teachers in partnership with our Meridian Trust teaching school. We have recently moved into our fabulous new, state of the art, building which has some impressive new learning spaces for the children including dedicated cookery and art rooms, a dance and music studio and two halls. The unique design includes large breakout workspaces which can be used flexibly for whole class or group activities and provide stimulating library and ICT stations. We maximise progress and engagement in learning through adopting and refining learning techniques that work well for our children. There is a high emphasis on talk and questioning to enable children to think and reason deeply about their learning. The academy believes in children achieving well and feeling a sense of success.

Meridian Trust is a values‑led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest‑performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high‑quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

• Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
• Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
• Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
• Cycle to work scheme
• Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
• Free on‑site parking
• Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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 appointments will be subject to pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.