Extended Services Education Assistant (EXS028BC)

Extended Services Education Assistant

Parkland Primary School

Grade 5 Pay Point 7-8 (£25,191 - £25,590, approx. starting salary £ 2,912.51)

5 hours a week, 39 weeks per year

Permanent

Monday to Friday, 07:15am - 08:15am (mornings only)

If you are a positive, dynamic person, committed to providing children with caring, high quality and fun activities, and would like to work with us to develop our new model of Extended Services excites you, then we want to hear from you!

Why choose Parkland Primary School?

At Parkland Primary we are incredibly passionate about our pupils and believe that every child should have the opportunity to succeed. Our intake is mixed in socio-economic terms with nearly a quarter of the children on free meals. Parents are supportive with regular volunteer helpers in school. Children are always at the heart of every decision we make; we have high expectations of them. We pride ourselves on providing a high-quality education and in our strong pastoral support. We aim to instil values in our pupils that provide them with the skills they need to be successful in life.

Our Achievements to date

• Rated Ofsted ‘Good’ September 2023

• Microsoft Showcase School

• 360 Safe online safety award

• School Games gold award

• PE Quality Mark

• Route to Resilience and Happy Lunch Time accredited

• Renaissance Partner School

“Pupils enjoy their learning and focus well in lessons. They are polite and interact with each other and adults with respect.” - OFSTED

Key Responsibilities

• To help prepare, monitor and maintain a safe and secure learning environment in line with the teacher’s lesson plans.
• To work under the direct supervision of a teacher to carry out planned learning activities with small groups or individual pupils, providing feedback on their engagement in activities and their achievement of the desired learning objectives.
• Encouraging a high standard of behaviour, develop relationship with others and recognize and deal with emotions in an appropriate way
• To prepare and utilise ICT resources to support pupils learning.
• To prepare and support the use of learning materials and create visual displays, in accordance with the requirements of the teacher, in order to facilitate a relevant physical learning environment.

Main Duties and responsibilities:

• To maintain a duty of care for all children that attend the Extended Services Wraparound Care
  

• To establish and maintain positive relationships with children and Extended Services provision teams.
  

• To maintain communication with the Extended Services Support Lead, and Deputy Lead.
  

• To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Ideal candidates will have experience of working with children and be committed to providing our pupils with a safe and enjoyable childcare environment.
• Experience of working with children in a play, childcare or out of school setting is essential.
  
• Level 2 NVQ or CACHE or working towards is desirable.
  
• Ability to create and inspirational and stimulating child centred play and care environment.
• Excellent communication (written & oral) and interaction skills with child, parents and colleagues

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to support with your application.

What we offer:

• Flexible working options
• A role which has the opportunity to make a real difference whilst having fun
• Free car parking
• Annual incremental pay increases with the pay scale range
• A defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme - EAP
• Employee self-service portal
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail discounts
• Dental support
• Gym discount
• Create an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children
• Play a significant part in continuing to develop our school
• Be part of a wider community of Discovery Schools Trust
• Excellent opportunities for personal and career development

More about Discovery Schools Trust:

Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.

Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.

Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.

While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.