Play Assistant

Job Ref: R511- Please quote on all correspondence

Start: ASAP - to work during school holidays from Weds 24th July to Friday 30th August

Salary: NMW according to age:

                               Under 18 years of age: £6.40 per hour

                               Aged 18 to 20: £8.60 per hour

                               Aged 21 and over: £11.44 per hour

Location: Bitton (near Bristol/Bath)

Contract: Flexible hours – 11 hours over 2 days minimum, more hours available

Term: Casual

Zest Childcare, part of Futura Commercial Services within Futura Learning Partnership and are looking for lively and enthusiastic person to join our Zest Childcare Team based at The Meadows Primary School (Bitton). This role is for hours to be allocated for our successful Holiday Club. The hours can be negotiated and are based on need of the provision, but we do require a minimum of 10 or 11 hours per week. Each working shift is 5 or 5.5 hours. There will be opportunity for additional hours across the school holiday period.

Working hours Monday to Friday inclusive,

Shift 1: from 7.45am to 1.15pm (5.5 hours) OR

Shift 2: from 1.15pm to 6.15pm (5 hours)

Play Assistants organise, plan and take part in play activities with the children within our care. You will supervise the children efficiently whilst ensuring the children are happy and safe at all times.

Level 2 Childcare or equivalent qualification would be an advantage as would a paediatric 1st aid qualification.

You do not necessarily need qualifications as we will invest in your training if you can demonstrate the right attributes for working with children.

Futura Learning Partnership strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is keen to attract the most highly talented individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds. All employees must engage in our safer recruitment policy and undertake relevant safeguard and DBS checks.

In return we offer:

• A competitive salary
• An opportunity to work in a supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow
• Wider opportunities to be involved across the Futura Learning Partnership
• An energised and professional working environment
• Benefits include; pension scheme, discounted sports centre/gym membership, free wellbeing support & medical cover, free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme.

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 2-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

No CVs or agencies please.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 26th May at 23:59.

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we be able to appoint an appropriate candidates.

Interview dates are Thursday 30th May (am) and Tuesday 4th June (pm)

Please note that our HR/Recruitment system software provider will be carrying out planned maintenance work on midnight Friday, 24 May until 12pm Saturday, 25 May when the recruitment system may be out of action. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

To apply:

• Click on the ‘apply’ button within the vacancy advertised on the Futura Learning Jobsite
• Download the JD/PS, Recruitment Pack
• Complete and submit your online application before the closing date.

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.