Breakfast and After School Club Assistant - #2117568

Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park is an Outstanding primary academy and we have high expectations and aspirations for your children. All our staff aim to give every child an exceptional education providing support, care, enrichment and challenge as they come through our doors. We give them opportunities to enjoy their learning and prepare them for future academic success as well as happy lives. We have a unique creative curriculum, a clear vision, high expectations, strong moral values and a love of learning. Our academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith family where children learn together. They respect and value each other. We believe all children are special and we "dig for gold" in every child. This means encouraging children to do their very best, not settling for second-best. The Academy is located in the heart of Tottenham and we are very proud of all of our children and staff. Everyone works hard and behaves well to achieve their best.

We are looking for a Breakfast & After School Club Assistant to provide child care for pupils attending the Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park Breakfast and After School Club. You will be working closely with the children providing encouragement, friendship and supervision.

The actual salary for this role will be £20,315.37 - £ weeks per year, 30 hours per week).

Your role will be to assist the Leader in offering the children a wide range of play activities and ensuring that the club offers the children a relaxed, informed and caring environment, and your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of breakfast, snacks, cleaning away and washing up
• Taking responsibility for a group of children as designated
• Assisting in ensuring that the children are safe at all times, including drawing attention to any risks
• Attending occasional staff meetings and training sessions
• Accompanying the children on outings, accepting responsibility for the whereabouts and safety of a designated small group of children
• Informing the Leader immediately of any incident which could be detrimental to the well-being of any child within the Club’s care.
• Generating ideas for and participating in new and improved play activities. This could involve offering a weekly activity, such as arts and crafts, sports or cooking.

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant or equivalent
• A First Aid Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
• A 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
• Effective team worker
• The ability to use your own initiative
• The ability to work in a flexible way

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 our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about on our website.

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.