Breakfast Club (WAC) Worker | Park Primary School

We wish to appoint a caring, confident, proactive professional as our Wellbeing and Care Worker for the Breakfast Club aspect of our Wraparound Care (WAC). The successful candidate should be: emotionally intelligent; act with integrity and compassion; have good interpersonal skills and demonstrate care in all that they do. They will have a working knowledge of play based provision and safeguarding in schools and be committed to excellent outcomes for Park’s community through working with the children and families who need child care before the start of the school day.

Under the direction of the Wellbeing and Care Manager for WAC, you will provide:

excellent and varied breakfast appropriate activities for children from 4-11 years old;
effective communication with the parents/ carers;
an engaging and varied daily menu of activities for the children in your care;

Park Primary School is an exciting and creative place to learn and work. It is an aspirational, caring and popular learning environment with friendly, conscientious staff and a supportive community and Governing Board.

We are looking for a professional who has:

a deep understanding of what makes excellent childcare and play for children aged 4-11;
a working knowledge of safeguarding, SEND and child protection issues;
excellent interpersonal and play-based activities’ skills;
the ability to exercise confidentiality and discretion of sensitive matters;
the ability to take direction and work as a part of a team;
the ability to work, at times, in demanding and stressful situations.

To apply for this post please complete the application form and return to our SBM, clare.batchelor@park.newham.sch.uk

Closing date: 20th September 2024
Interviews: w.c. 23/9/24

N.B Job shares will be considered but only if we receive your application alongside the person with whom you wish to share. Your hours would need to complement each other’s so they total the 7.5 hours across the week and you would need to complete separate application forms

Equality of opportunity at Park permeates all aspects of school life and is the responsibility of every member of the school and wider community. Everyone should feel safe, secure, valued and of equal worth; all should feel able to access everything that the school has to offer regardless of individual differences and needs.

Park is unwaveringly committed to safeguarding and the promotion of emotional and physical welfare of children and young people; we expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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