About this role
Extended Services Education Assistant
Captains Close Primary School
Grade 5 Pay Point 7-8 (£25,191 - £25,590 , approx starting salary £8,737)
15 hours a week, 39 weeks per year
Permanent
Monday to Friday, 15:00 - 18:00
If you are a positive, dynamic person, committed to providing children with caring, high quality and fun activities, and would like to work with us to develop our new model of Extended Services excites you, then we want to hear from you!
Why Choose Captains Close Primary School?
Captains Close is a vibrant school where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs both now and in the future.
Our Achievements to date
Rated Ofsted ‘Good’ November 2018
360 Online Safety Award
Healthy Schools Award
Route to Resilience
Schools Games Gold Award 2022-2023
“Captain’s Close thrives on supporting all children, using a blended learning approach which enables all the children to succeed. Everybody at Captain’s Close works as a team and supports each other, it is a joy to work at the school". - Support Colleague Member
Key Responsibilities
To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans.To work under the direct supervision of a teacher to carry out planned learning activities with small groups or individual pupils, providing feedback on their engagement in activities and their achievement of the desired learning objectives.Encouraging a high standard of behaviour, develop relationship with others and recognize and deal with emotions in an appropriate wayTo prepare and utilise ICT resources to support pupils learning.To prepare and support the use of learning materials and create visual displays, in accordance with the requirements of the teacher, in order to facilitate a relevant physical learning environment.Main Duties and responsibilities:
To maintain a duty of care for all children that attend the Extended Services wrap Around Care To establish and maintain positive relationships with children and Extended Services provision teams. To maintain communication with the Extended Services Support Lead, and Deputy Lead. To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.We are looking for someone who has:
Ideal candidates will have experience of working with children and be committed to providing our pupils with a safe and enjoyable childcare environment.Experience of working with children in a play, childcare or out of school setting is essential. Level 2 NVQ or CACHE or working towards is desirable. Ability to create and inspirational and stimulating child centred play and care environment.Excellent communication (written & oral) and interaction skills with child, parents and colleaguesPlease refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to support with your application.
What we offer:
Flexible working optionsA role which has the opportunity to make a real difference whilst having funFree car parkingAnnual incremental pay increases with the pay scale rangeA defined benefit pension schemeEmployee Assistance Programme - EAPEmployee self-service portalEyecare voucher schemeCycle to work schemeRetail discountsDental supportGym discountCreate an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children Play a significant part in continuing to develop our schoolBe part of a wider community of Discovery Schools TrustExcellent opportunities for personal and career developmentMore about Discovery Schools Trust:
Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.
While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.