Location: Tingwall Primary School Tingwall Shetland, ZE2 9SE
Rate: £15.20 - £15.51 per hour
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 10 hours per week
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:
* Working with the class teacher(s), and through sensitive interactions, support children to develop their literacy and numeracy skills in a developmentally appropriate way.
* To develop positive, nurturing and supportive relationships with children.
* Taking the lead of the class teacher(s) to develop nurturing and supportive relationships with the children and where appropriate, with parents and carers.
* 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.
* 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.
* To contribute to the development of resources which are open-ended and support a play-based pedagogical approach.
Requirements
* The grade of this post is F.
* Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.4202 per hour.
* Permanent Part Time post for 10.0 Hours per Week, 39.00 weeks per year plus 6.24 weeks (pro rata) paid holiday to be taken during school holidays.
* Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
* A relocation package does not apply to this post.
* We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland.
* We are happy to talk flexible working.
During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.
This post is based at Tingwall Primary School, Tingwall, Shetland, ZE2 9SE.
For further details relating to this post, please contact: Stephen Renwick - Head Teacher - Contact on: 01595807244 or email: stephen.renwick@shetland.gov.uk
If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
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