Salary : £27,030 – £27,438 per annum pro-rata
Location : London, South East England
Time : Permanent, part-time
About Us
Harris Primary Academy Purley Way has been open since 2016 and is Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas. At full capacity there will be 21 classes from Reception to Year 6. We opened with a Reception cohort and are growing by a year group at a time with currently over 400 pupils on roll from Reception to Year 6.
The whole community strive for Harris Primary Academy Purley Way to be the best it can possibly be which is encapsulated by our vision statement: “Excellence for All”. Our core values of: Positivity, Ambition and Growth, underpin everything that happens in our academy and we have high expectations that these are followed and modelled by all staff, parents and children.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
- To assist in the preparation of breakfast, snacks, cleaning away and washing up when required.
- To be responsible for a group of children as designated by the Leader.
- To assist in ensuring that the children are safe at all times and drawing attention to the Play Leader of any likely causes of danger.
- To attend occasional staff meetings.
- To attend training sessions occasionally, if required, at a mutually agreed time and date.
- To undertake any other task as required by management within the purpose of the job.
- To accompany the children on outings, accepting responsibility for the whereabouts and safety of a designated small group of children.
- To inform the Leader immediately of any incident which could be detrimental to the well-being of any child within the Club’s care.
- To offer ideas and participate in new and improved play activities. This will involve offering a weekly activity, e.g. arts and crafts, physical, cooking etc.
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will have:
- NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant or equivalent
- First Aid Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
- Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
- Experience of working with children of relevant age
- Experience of working with children who may have additional needs
- The ability to encourage and inspire young people
- Good organisational skills
- The ability to use own initiative
- The ability to work in a flexible way
Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
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