Breakfast Club Playworker & Midday Assistant Combined Role

Morning Breakfast Club Playworker and Midday Assistant Combined role

 

Hartford Primary School have created an exciting vacancy, combining Breakfast Club Playworker and Midday Assistant responsibilities. This role could be perfect for someone who is looking for term time work, offering flexibility around school hours.

 

This is a permanent, term time only role, initially working 7.30am – 9.00am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday PLUS 11.45am – 1.30pm on a Thursday and Friday. In total this equates to 9.5 hours a week. There could be flexibility on the breakfast club days and hours, plus an opportunity to increase to 5 mornings in the future. There may also be opportunities to cover the After School Club playworker sessions.

 

 

Breakfast Club Playworker Responsibilities:

 

We are looking for a playworker who can bring fun, enthusiasm, professionalism and drive to our setting.

 

Your responsibilities will include: -

 

• Helping prepare and deliver quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment as per the timetable
• Providing comprehensive care for the children
• Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment
• Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met
• Meet and greet the children on arrival
• Administering first aid, when necessary
• Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities
• Facilitating good communication with all team members, parents, children and school
• Undertaking appropriate and relevant training
• Keeping the work environment healthy, safe and secure
• Working within the framework of the school’s policies and procedures

 

Midday Assistant Responsibilities:

Successful applicants will perform a variety of roles including:

• Ensuring the safety and welfare of all children, in all relevant areas, at all times, during the lunchtime period.
• Setting up the school dinner hall for lunchtime, including moving and setting up furniture
• Monitoring and supporting children in the dinner hall to ensure an orderly and efficient dinner service. Respect and good behaviour of the children is essential.
• Clearing up the dinner hall after lunchtime, including cleaning the floor and surfaces
• Helping maintain a safe and fun environment in the dinner hall.
• Helping maintain a safe and fun environment during outside lunchtime play
• Supervise outside play and wet break where relevant.

 

  Essential skills required for both roles:

 

• Understanding the varied needs of children and their families
• Provide and facilitate safe play
• Good communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Sound judgement and common sense

 

Applications can be made online

Closing date for application is 9am on Wednesday 11th December 2024.

Interviews will take place on the morning of Thursday 12^th December 2024.

We are looking for the successful candidate to start on Monday 6^th January 2025 (but attend training on Friday 3^rd January in the afternoon)

 

This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be required.

 

For more details, please email hrcontracts@createlearning.co.uk