Job Description
The purpose of this post is to work effectively with the class teacher(s) to support play-based, child-centered pedagogy within primary.
The main duties of the Play Support Worker are:
1. Working with the class teacher(s), and through sensitive interactions, support children to develop their literacy and numeracy skills in a developmentally appropriate way.
2. To develop positive, nurturing and supportive relationships with children.
3. Taking the lead of the class teacher(s) to develop nurturing and supportive relationships with the children and where appropriate, with parents and carers.
4. To comply with relevant legislation, guidelines and procedures relating to learning, care and health and safety including Child Protection procedures and Health and Safety guidelines.
5. To contribute to the provision of a range of developmentally appropriate, high quality experiences and spaces, outdoors and indoors, which reflects the children’s ideas, aspirations, curiosities and next steps in their learning.
6. To contribute to the development of resources which are open-ended and support a play-based pedagogical approach.
More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.
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Tingwall Primary School is a non-denominational school located in Tingwall. It provides education for pupils from Nursery to P7 (3-12 year olds), for children from Tingwall and the surrounding area. The school has a Nursery and 4 classes. At present there is a total of pupils on the roll. The current staffing complement is 3 Practitioners in the Nursery, 3 full-time teachers (including a teaching Head Teacher) and 3 part-time teachers in the school. They are assisted by support staff as required to meet school demands. The current Head Teacher is Mrs Margaret Birrell.