Wraparound Care Assistant (Sky Primary & Eden Project Nursery)
Location: Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, St Blazey, Par, Cornwall, UK
Education Phase: Primary
Working Pattern: Part-Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Application Deadline: Friday, 24th January 2025
Interview Date: 5th February 2025
About us
We are a new school that opened in September 2022 and will, over the next few years, grow in size so that we have up to 236 children between the ages of 3 and 11 who all have a love of learning ignited through ‘Learning Beyond the Classroom’. Through our partnership with other schools within our Kernow Learning family, we are building a foundation for lighting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning where they can flourish, thrive, and form friendships with nature-inspired learning at the heart of all we do. Our partnership with the Eden Project allows our Nursery children to enjoy exploring play-based opportunities in our outdoor environment, leading to significant benefits for children’s health, happiness, and wellbeing. Our School values flow through our everyday ways of being – inspiring, creative, active, nurturing, connected, and curious – and include children, families, and our community. They are reflective of our Trust’s Core Shared Values as well as our Trust Philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’.
Job Description
We are seeking a Wraparound Care Assistant to assist with the setting up and smooth running of after-school care provision at the school to ensure high quality and varied activities for pupils to enjoy in a relaxed and calm environment at the end of the school day.
The ideal candidate will have good communication skills, enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children, and confidence in dealing with parents and the community.
This is a fixed-term variable hours contract until July 2025, with initial hours of 12.5 hours per week, term time only.
As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with benefits that make employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer:
* A competitive salary and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
* A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and an employee assistance programme
* Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers
* A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth
* The support and skills of our networks of colleagues within our schools and Shared Services teams
Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.
Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
Desired Criteria
Please see attached job description for more information.
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