Job Introduction
Job Title: Wrap Around Care Worker and Manager
Hours/week: Breakfast Care – 7.40-8.40am, After School Care - 3.15-6pm
Although the advert will remain live until the end of November, we encourage early applications as there are multiple vacancies to fill.
This post is subject to successfully completing a 3 month probationary period and initially for a year from date of commencement, to be reviewed annually thereafter.
Care worker salary is minimum wage and age dependent. Manager's salary is negotiable according to experience.
Job Purpose and duties:
- To provide a range of stimulating activities, indoor and outdoor, relevant to the age, stage and needs of young children
- To provide and prepare safe nutritional snacks for children
- To provide a facility for children to do their homework including reading
- Ensure the welfare and safety of children within our care
- Promote good behaviour
- Teat all children as individuals and have a secure knowledge and understanding of their needs while they are in our care
- To act as a First Aider
- Motivate and encourage the children to participate in activities
- Liaise with class teachers
- Ensure a clean, tidy environment conducive to fostering good health and safety practice
- Manager to manage staffing, ratios, and provide overall guidance and planning of activities.
Person Specification:
- Able to work under your own initiative
- Ability to remain impartial and confidential at all times
- Able to display warmth, care and sensitivity when dealing with children
- Be creative, open-minded and adaptable
- Have a good sense of humour
Corporate and statutory initiatives:
- Maintain an awareness of school, national and statutory policies and requirements and apply these in the workplace.
- Adhere to school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures and policies.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
