Closing Date: Monday 20th June 2022 midday

Interview Date: Tuesday 21st June 2022

Job start: 1st September 2022

Contract: permanent contract

Salary Details: Grade C equates to £10,278-£10,825 pro rata (FTE £19,265-£20,290)

Hours of Work: Five days per week, 22.5 hours a week 7:15-8:45am & 3:00-6:00pm term time only

We are looking for a kind and capable childcare assistant to lead our popular Breakfast and After School Clubs every morning and afternoon in term time at our inclusive, successful, and caring village school. You will be a confident, creative person who loves working with children, can support their individual needs, and loves supporting the community – our wraparound childcare is much appreciated by our families.

We are proud to be a Church of England school and provide a happy, stimulated environment in which every pupil feels secure. We focus on our values of ‘Love, Courage and Community’ to support all our amazing pupils and every member of our hard working staff works together to educate and develop each child on their learning journey over their seven years in primary school.

Duties will include:

• Leading the staff teams
• Ensuring paperwork and records are up-to-date for billing
• Ordering food and equipment for the childcare provision
• Setting up toys and food ready for the start of the daily club
• Welcoming children into school each morning
• Liaising with parents and school staff to ensure messages are passed on reliably
• Ensuring a welcoming and positive start to the school day for the pupils
• Ensuring positive outcomes for any specific pupil groups within wraparound childcare (e.g. Early Years, SEND, food intolerances, behavioural needs etc.) and maintaining records within school expectations
• Liaising with other staff to coordinate a smooth running service (e.g. clubs staff, office etc.)

The successful applicant will:

• Love working with all children and confident enough to support individual needs
• Have strength in their communication and interpersonal skills to support children and parents
• Be able to deal effectively with any first aid needs (training provided)
• Be confidential, positive and professional
• Be reliable, well organised and a good time keeper
• Be kind and child centred in order to create a homely environment each and every day of the school year
• Nurturing but firm to create warm and safe environment which is a continuation of our school expectations

We can offer:

• A rewarding and very fulfilling role within our Church School community in a lovely rural village
• 200 amazing children to work with (not all at Breakfast & Afterschool Club!)
• A great staff team to work alongside
• Training and support to help your induction and development
• Permanent contract, paid throughout the whole year

Application Procedure

You are welcome to come for a school show round on either Friday 10^th or Friday 17^th June.  Appointments will be available with our Headteacher or Deputy at 10am and 2pm on each day. Please email recruitment@bentley.hants.sch.uk to request a visit.

All applications must be made using the Hampshire form, which can be downloaded from the foot of this page, and emailed to recruitment@bentley.hants.sch.uk

Please note we will not accept CV applications

Bentley CE Primary School and Hampshire County Council 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 (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.