After School Club Playworker, Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School

Salary: £8467.20 for 16 hours term only, full time equivalent £24.027

Grade: C/D

Contract: Fixed term to 18^th July 2025 initially with possibility of extension

Hours: 16 hours per week, Breakfast club- 8-8.45am Monday-Friday, After School Club- 3:00pm-5.30pm on Monday-Thursday; 3:00pm-5:00pm on Friday, term time only

Location: Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School

Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School is part of the TIG Federation (Togetherness Inspires Growth), with Long Marston CE Primary and Staveley Community Primary School. We are passionate about nurturing and inspiring our children, recognising their individuality and supporting them to grow together as a community. Our values of Friendship, Respect and Compassion underpin everything we do.

For more information, please visit the school and federation websites:

www.kirkhammerton.n-yorks.sch.uk

www.tigfederation.co.uk

Our opportunity

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Playworker to provide a caring environment in our After School Club and Breakfast club. This will involve:

• organising a range of fun and inclusive activities for the children;

• supervising the children in school or in the outdoor areas;

• preparing snacks/breakfast and setting up areas to be used for meal time;

• ensuring all activities are carried out safely and responsibly;

• reinforcing positive behaviour strategies in line with our behaviour policy.

We are looking for someone who:

• is enthusiastic about working with children;

• has a positive outlook;

• can take and act on advice, as well as working on their own initiative;

• is a team player and good communicator.

We can offer you:

• a friendly staff team, who will help you feel passionate about your role in our school community;

• opportunities for training and development;

• support from the wider team across the federation;

• enthusiastic and creative school communities, who put pastoral provision at their heart and nurture a love of learning.

For further details about the role, please see the job description and person specification below.

We welcome informal conversations to discuss the role and/or visits to our school. Please contact Lauren Evans (Executive Headteacher) on 01423 330460 or email school on [email protected] .

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Job description and person specification: Job Description and Person Specification.pdf

Application form: Application Form.docx

Application forms should be returned to Charlotte Stanford, by email to [email protected]

Key Dates:

Closing: 12 noon on Friday 24^th January 2025

Interviewing: TBC

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. Contracts for all new staff are to the federation, providing greater opportunities for continuing professional development for all staff. An online search may also be undertaken as part of the recruitment process for shortlisted candidates, on information available in the public domain.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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