Playworker

23.75 hours per week (7.45am to 9.15 am and 3.00pm to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday during term time, timetabled across the week during school holidays) Knavesmire Primary School is looking to appoint a caring and dedicated person to support all aspects of the out of school care provision for pupils. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high quality care and provision for the children who attend the Knavesmire Cool Kids Club (KCKC), making the school’s provision a warm, fun and supportive place to be. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils, delivering engaging activities under the guidance and support of the After School and Holiday Club Manager. You will have experience of working with children or young people in a play work or educational setting, delivering engaging activities for pupils, and you will be able to communicate effectively with pupils, parents/carers and staff. You will have a good standard of literacy and numeracy, and a qualification in childcare would be an advantage. Additional qualifications in food hygiene and first aid are desirable, but training will be provided if you do not already hold these. In return, we can offer a supportive working environment, with colleagues who care deeply, are experts in their fields and who are passionate about what they do. We also offer a range of staff benefits, and further details regarding our benefits can be found on our website here. The trust will be undertaking a job evaluation exercise in the near future and, therefore, the grade for this position may change. Further details about our school are available on our school website: https://knavesmireprimary.co.uk/ Excel Learning Trust reserves the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at midnight either on the advertised closing date, or at the point the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. Applicants will be invited for interview once suitable applications are received, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged and advised.