Job Application Pack

TEACHING ASSISTANT
Wrap Around Care Assistant

Closing Date for Applications: 24 September 2025

OUR SCHOOL

Thank you for your interest in Newland House School. Our welcoming Pre-Prep and Prep School sits

on a 5-acre site in a quiet residential area on the edge of Twickenham and Teddington in Southwest

London. Established in 1897, Newland House is one of the oldest and largest Independent Prep

Schools for children aged 3-13 in the area.

We are passionate about inspiring a life-long love of learning and bringing out the brilliance in every

child. Our curriculum is innovative, broad and ambitious, giving every child the opportunity to

explore their academic, sporting, and creative passions. We are committed to supporting each

pupil's unique learning journey, and our dedicated teachers and staff continuously seek fresh ideas

to enhance learning experiences both in the classroom and beyond.

Ensuring the happiness and wellbeing of our pupils is core to all we do. We want every single child

in our school to feel safe, valued and cared for and visitors, parents and children consistently

comment on the positive, happy, and vibrant atmosphere at our School.

In our most recent ISI inspection, we were found to be EXCELLENT in all areas (2022).

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

We are seeking reliable and enthusiastic staff to work in our Wrap Around Care provision.

The role is after school from 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm.

The positions provide an excellent opportunity to work at a successful independent school, providing

support and care in line with the school’s policies and procedures.

The person specification outlines the qualities needed for a Wraparound Care Assistant to be

successful in providing a safe, fun, and enriching environment for children. If you meet these criteria

and are passionate about supporting children’s development, we would love to hear from you.

FURTHER DETAILS

Application closes: 9.00 am on Wednesday 24 September 2025

Interviews: to be confirmed

Employment Commences: as soon as possible

Salary: £12.48 per hour

Contract type: Part-time / 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday (5 days per week)

Contract term: Term-time only

Location: Twickenham, Southwest London

We welcome early applications and reserve the right to interview and make an appointment prior to the

closing date.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Main duties and responsibilities

• Provide full care of the children during club hours.

• Ensure that a register is kept of children in the club.

• Help to plan, prepare and provide appropriate play activities.

• Administer first aid as appropriate.

• Assist in keeping the equipment and premises clean and in good order.

• Develop sound working relationships with parents, children, and other members of staff.

• Ensure that Pre-Prep children are safely taken from Prep Hall to the Pre-Prep in time for the

commencement of the school day.

• Ensure Pre-Prep pupils are safely collected from the Pre-Prep at the end of the school day and

brought to Prep Hall.

• Carry out any additional duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.

• Foster a positive and inclusive environment in Wrap Around Care.

• Attend relevant mandatory trainings and professional development sessions.

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 Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all pupils Wrap Around Care.

 Promoting the general well-being of the pupils in Wrap Around Care.

 Being vigilant in preventing bullying and work swiftly to resolve incidents of bullying, following

the school’s Anti-Bullying Policy.

 Maintaining a constant awareness of all issues relating to child protection.

 Alerting the Wrap Around Care Manager of any safeguarding concerns.

• Maintaining good behaviour amongst pupils in Wrap Around Care.

• Looking after pupils’ health and safety.

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Other Duties:

• Adopting and working towards the objectives outlined within the school’s development plan.

• Work within agreed policies as outlined in the Staff Handbook.

• Adhering to the school’s Code of Conduct Policy.

• Ability to act as a role model to staff, children and the wider community.

• Promoting the school positively for current and prospective parents.

• Undertaking such other comparable duties as the Deputy Head (Prep) requires from time to time.

THE CANDIDATE

Qualifications

• Minimum of GCSEs or equivalent in English and Mathematics.

• A-level qualification is desirable.

• Any relevant childcare qualification is desirable.

• Commitment to continued professional development (CPD). Willingness to undertake relevant

training to enhance professional development and ensure the best care practices for children.

Experience

• Experience of working with children in an educational, care, or extracurricular setting is desirable.

• Experience in supervising and engaging children in activities, ensuring their safety and well-being

is desirable.

Skills

• Ability to plan, organise, and manage activities that are engaging, fun, and educational for children.

• Ability to develop good personal relationships and work well within the team.

• Ability to establish and develop good relationships with children and parents.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Ability to create a happy, fun and effective environment.

• Have a creative mindset and willingness to engage in hands-on activities, such as arts and crafts,

games, sports, and outdoor activities.

Knowledge

• A good understanding of child safeguarding procedures and the ability to act appropriately in line

with school policies is desirable.

• The statutory requirements of legislation concerning equal opportunities, health & safety, learning

support and child protection.

• A current First Aid qualification (or willingness to complete training) is highly desirable.

Qualities

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Ability to show patience and empathy towards children, especially when they may be feeling

upset or tired after a long school day.

• Willing to adapt to changing circumstances, handle unexpected situation, and be flexible with

duties and responsibilities.

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Enthusiastic about working with children, bringing energy and creativity to activities.

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Personal competencies and qualities

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Motivation to work with children.

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and boundaries with children.

Emotional resilience when working with different situations

Positive attitude to use of authority and maintaining discipline.

Commitment to the school and its ethos, aims and values.

Ability to motivate self and others.

Good organisational skills.

Flexibility and ability to work well within a team.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to take initiative and adapt to changing situations.

A good sense of humour to create a joyful and engaging learning environment.

Reflective on own practice.

High personal integrity and professionalism.

Liaise effective with governors and outside agencies.

Candidates  should  ensure  that  they  address  all  of  the  above  criteria  in  their  application  form,

referring,  where  appropriate,  to  actual  experience.  In  addition,  the  interview  will  explore  issues

relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

WHY WORK AT NEWLAND HOUSE
SCHOOL

Generous pay and allowances – based on

Cycle to work scheme – purchase bicycles

skills and experience.

and equipment at a tax advantageous rate

and pay for the equipment over 12 months.

Pension – teaching and non-teaching staff

enjoy a generous employer contribution

Career personal development – training and

pension scheme.

career development opportunities are

Longer holidays – than the maintained

sector for teachers (19 weeks) and a

minimum of 25 days for full-time non-

teaching staff plus bank holidays and

additional time at Christmas.

Staff fee remission – all staff are eligible for

fee remission after successful completion of

available for all teaching and non-teaching

staff. There are many opportunities to take

on additional responsibilities. Financial and

other support with obtaining relevant

professional qualifications.

Continuous appraisal process – to ensure

staff get regular feedback.

probation. The continuance and value of the

iPads – all teaching staff are given iPads for

school fee remission is at the discretion of

their teaching and assessment and non-

the Governors.

teaching staff when required as part of their

Enhanced sick and maternity/paternity pay

role.

Flexible and generous time off work policy –

exciting programme of socialising events

special leave, time off for dependents and

including quiz nights, karaoke, theatre trips,

appointments.

golfing weekends and many more.

Staff social committee – organise an

Lunches and refreshments – lunches and

Staff reps forum – an opportunity to get

refreshments are provided by the school to

your voice heard.

all members of staff, free of charge during

term time.

Flexible working options – job share and
part-time.

Safeguarding

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and

young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust

and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document,

Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening

appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service

(DBS). All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where

applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our

community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which

celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a

diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and

strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join

our School.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

This role amounts to regulated activity with children.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask

job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are

"protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with

past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Employees  will  be  required  to  support  and  encourage  the  school’s  ethos  and  its  objectives,  policies  and

procedures as agreed by the governing body.

Employees shall uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection and safeguarding matters.

Employees  will  be  expected  to  comply  with  any  reasonable  request  from  a  manager  to  undertake  work  of  a

similar level that is not specified in this job description.

All members of staff are required to participate in the school’s appraisal scheme.

The job description is current at the date shown, but in consultation with you, may be changed by the Head to

reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

It  is  not  a  comprehensive  statement  of  procedures  and  tasks  but  sets  out  the  main  expectations  of  school  in

relation to post-holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates should pay attention to the summary of the role/person specification and explain within

their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post

from their own knowledge and experience.

Completed applications with a covering letter should be sent to the HR Manager by the closing date.

No CVs will be accepted.

Applications  will  be  reviewed  and  shortlisted  on  a  rolling  basis,  and  we  reserve  the  right  to

interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive.

We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will

only  be  contacting  those  candidates  who  have  been  selected  to  progress  to  the  next  stage  of  the

process.

Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.

If you would like an informal confidential discussion regarding this role prior to application then

please contact HR Manager, Ashlesha Sarang-Patel via email on asarang-patel@newlandhouse.net