Breakfast Club Playworker

THE SOVEREIGN TRUST

PICTOR ACADEMY

Grove Lane

Timperley

WA15 6PH

 

BREAKFAST CLUB PLAYWORKER – Required as soon as possible 

Band 3, SCP 6-11, £21,968-£24,054 per annum pro-rate to hours & Term Time only 

Actual Salary - £7575 based on 15 hours per week 

Mon – Fri 7.45am – 9.00am and 3.00pm – 5.45pm

15-20 hours per week, Term Time, 38 weeks per year

Fixed Term Contract

 

Pictor Academy is an outstanding school held in high regard both locally and nationally.  The school is for children aged 2 - 11 with special educational needs arising from various conditions. A large proportion of the population are children with autism. This means that they have difficulties communicating and interacting with others. They will also have difficulties with play and imagination. 

Pictor Academy wishes to appoint an enthusiastic, honest, reliable and hard-working Play Worker to work within our Before and After School  Club providing out of hours care for 4-11 year olds.

The ideal individual will be creative, energetic and able to engage children aged 4 – 11 years old with a range of abilities including those with Special Educational Needs.

You will be able to organise and develop interactive activities for the children. You will be able to provide a calm and safe atmosphere for the children to play.

The successful candidate will be friendly, have good communication skills as well as the ability to adapt their approach to suit the needs and different personalities of the children. In addition, you will be able to:

⦁ Assist in the planning of and preparing and carrying out a range of stimulating activities with children, both indoors and outdoors.

⦁ Setting out and packing away equipment and resources.  

⦁ Preparing breakfast in line with food hygiene standards.

⦁ Exhibit a calm and reassuring manner

⦁ Be passionate about making a difference to every child.

⦁ Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues.

⦁ Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.

⦁ Be punctual and reliable.

⦁ References confirming suitability for role * Enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service

⦁ Continual professional development through online training

You must understand the varied needs of children and their families and ensure that they are cared for in a safe and nurturing environment.  You should be able to demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills for accurate record keeping and be able to relate well to children and staff and interact with them in a friendly and positive manner.

The most important attribute however is that you are willing to have fun and enjoy working with children!

We can offer the successful candidate:

In return we can offer:

⦁ An exciting opportunity in a dynamic and continually changing school environment;

⦁ A commitment to relevant CPD;

⦁ Supportive parents, staff and governors; 

⦁ A caring, inclusive, dedicated and welcoming team of colleagues.

Required as soon as possible

We encourage you to view our website for greater insight into our outstanding school: https://pictoracademy.org/ 

Please note that only applications on the school’s application form will be considered. Candidates who submit a CV will not be short-listed. Completed applications are to be returned to hr@thesovereigntrust.uk 

Please see the job description and person specification for more information.

 

Pictor Academy (Part of The Sovereign Trust) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the Welfare of Children and Young People.  

 

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our students.

 

Closing Date for Receipt of Applications – Ongoing

Shortlisting – to be confirmed

Interviews for successful candidates will be held at Pictor Academy (Timperley) – Dates to be confirmed