Before School Club Play Worker Young Explorers Permanent, Term Time Only Salary: G3 SPC 004-006 £3,926.54 - £4,058.88 Hours: Monday – Friday 7.30am – 9am Total weekly hours: 7hrs 30 minutes Meadow View JMI School is situated next to Doe Bank wood, in a very pleasant area with extensive school grounds. Barr Beacon is just on our doorstep We have an exciting opportunity for a Play Worker to join our Young Explorers before school club team. You will be supporting the provision of a child centred environment where children are looked after in a safe, caring and stimulating way. You will ensure their individual needs are met within a group setting, in accordance with the clubs policies and procedures. The club provide a play environment for children, the successful candidate will need to be a friendly, enthusiastic and playful person to support children’s needs and supervise the play space. You will be required to escort the children to their classrooms following the morning session. Strong communication skills are essential as you will be interacting with children and parents. Dedication to providing quality childcare is necessary to ensure the club meets all legal requirements. Ideally you will hold a level 2 or 3 qualification in either play work or an equivalent childcare qualification and have previous experience of a play setting, although this is not essential. The successful candidate will: Be friendly, enthusiastic and able to work effectively as part of a team Hold a Level 2 qualification in either play work or equivalent childcare qualification or have relevant experience Ideally have previous experience in a play care setting In return we will provide: A friendly, welcoming teaching and support team A committed and dedicated Governing Body and Local School Committee Continual professional development A creative and innovative environment Most importantly our children who are happy to come to school and extremely enthusiastic to learn. At Meadow View JMI School we are committed to safeguarding our children. The school will carry out online search checks for all shortlisted applicants, in line with keeping children safe in education guidance. The successful applicant will then be required to undertake an enhanced DBS and other pre-employment checks. Further information including the Job Description and application form can be found on our school website https://www.meadow-view.walsall.sch.uk/school-information/vacancies or by contacting Jess Cornfield (School Business Manager) on the email address below. The closing date for applications to be received is Monday 2nd December 2024 at 12pm. Applications should be returned via email to jcornfieldmv.lighthousefederation.com .