Kids' Club Assistant

Job Description

A Kids Club Assistant is required to join our hardworking team.

Term time hours are Monday-Friday: 7:30 am to 9:00 am and 3:00 pm to 5:45 pm [21.25 hours per week]

School holiday hours are for 3 days per week from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm with an hour lunchbreak. [25.5 hours per week]

Annualised hours are: 22.40 per week

Start date: 6th January 2020

We require an enthusiastic and outgoing Assistant to work in our popular Kids Club which provides out-of-school-hours provision for children from our school and nursery. You will be working with groups of children from 2 years to 11 years, and need to have a proactive, positive and approachable manner. The candidate must also be a supportive and flexible team player and possess a "can do" attitude whilst ensuring that the children have fun in a safe environment.

The successful candidate will be committed to provide inclusive provision to all children and have some understanding of how children learn.

Key Responsibilities -

· Planning and preparation of activities

· Establishing positive relationships with children, parents, carers and outside organisations

· Provision of safe, creative and appropriate play activities

· Supervision of children in a variety of activities, ensuring health and safety procedures are followed

· Assistance in carrying out day to day administration and record keeping.

· Promoting positive pupil behaviour in line with school policies.

· To report incidents or accidents to Kids Club Leader or Head teacher as appropriate and record. To also report these to parent/carers as appropriate.

· Promoting inclusion and acceptance of children with special needs within the setting ensuring access to all activities and their content through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources.

· To attend to children's personal needs including help with social, welfare and health matters

· To administer minor first aid treatment (only if training provided)

· Assistance with the preparation, maintenance and control of stocks of materials and resources.

Training towards a professional qualification will be available for the right candidate if required.

Information about the School

In September 2018, Brightlingsea Infant School & Nursery and Brightlingsea Junior School became Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery. We are a large Primary School, taking children from 2 to 11 years, with a three form entry and approximately 750 children on roll. This is an exciting time for our school and we are looking to further improve outcomes for our children and families. As a large school we are able to offer some exciting opportunities for staff: we recognise the importance of professional development and believe in investing in staff to help us to achieve our vision.

We are an inclusive school and strive to deliver a fully accessible social and academic curriculum. Our aim is for all pupils to achieve their full potential. We provide a welcoming, caring and supportive environment, which allows children to develop socially, emotionally and academically. All our staff play an important part in children's development. Parents are actively encouraged to take a vested interest in the school, so that together, school, parents and children can work together in partnership.