ROLE IS BASED AT OUR BARTON SEAGRAVE SETTING NN15 6QY. THIS IS A TERM TIME ONLY ROLE

We are seeking an enthusiastic playworker assistant for our Barton Seagrave Out of school club. Barton Seagrave Out-of-School Club provides fun and engaging childcare for children before and after school. The club caters for children aged 4 to 11 years and operates from a designated room next to the school hall and the children have full use of the school hall. The club is open to all children who attend the school and runs Monday - Friday, term time only.

Hours - 17 per week.

Morning - Mon-Fri 07:30-08:30

Afternoon Mon - Thursday - 15:30-18:00

Friday - 15:30-17:30

Role:

• To support a holistic approach to the play
• To ensure basic care needs of individual children are met
• To ensure a high level of well-being among children
• To have a good understanding of Acorn’s ethos, values, policies and procedures and that they are reflected in daily practice
• A good working knowledge and practice of the play principles and safeguarding procedures
• To assist in the smooth day to day running of your group
• To carry out tasks requested

Responsibility

• To ensure the interactions with children are high quality and based on individual need/stage of development
• To demonstrate a positive approach to children’s behaviour working in-line with our policy and procedure
• To ensure there are professional, positive relationships demonstrated with parents
• To support in making sure resources and equipment are readily available, accessible and replenished both inside and outside following the interest of the children in the club
• To support all staff, working as part of a team, adapting your role as necessary, and taking on specific responsibilities as required, including supporting inexperienced staff.
• To be responsive and aware of the individual needs of children
• To understand and contribute to the planning ensuring the play principles are covered
• To ensure all children are given the opportunity to be independent
• To ensure all children have the opportunity to be physically challenged
• To support with paperwork in relation to the child, for example care plans, medicine forms,
• To understand the key person approach and be an effective key person/ buddy including carry out observations as necessary to a high quality
• To cascade any information or updates to the management and your staff team
• To keep abreast and adhere with changes in accordance to Acorn’s policies and procedures
• To safeguard all children in our care

Expectations

• To have a good understanding of Acorn’s core values, ethos and policies and ensure these are reflected in practice
• A high-quality provision to support children’s learning and interests
• To value parents as partners
• For all children to be happy, confident, self-assured and independent
• Effective communication with management, staff, children and parents
• To role model outstanding practice and positive behaviour management

At Acorn, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As an inclusive employer, we’re happy to consider any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. You must have the right to work in the UK, be able to provide two satisfactory references, and, due to the nature of our sector, all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Benefits:

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually
• 65% Childcare discount Pro-rata according to contracted hours
• Generous family leave
• Christmas closure
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more)
• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Cyclescheme
• Techscheme
• Length of Service awards
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Pay advances for when times are tough
• Employee assistance wellbeing programme