Start date: 25 November 2024 Hours per week: 6hrs 15 mins over 5 days 7:30am to 8:45am each day, Term time only Water Mill Primary School Water Mill Close Birmingham B29 6TS Telephone number: 0121 464 7769 Contact email: vacancywatermill.bham.sch.uk Contract type: Permanent Water Mill Primary School serves the communities of Selly Oak and Harborne. We are a happy, safe, caring community all working hard to ensure that each child achieves their very best and meets or exceeds all expected standards. We know that children work best when they are happy, interested and challenged and that school life is not just about academic standards, it is also about building positive relationships and participating in a wide variety of activities in and outside of school. Our pupils are encouraged to make decisions about what and how they learn, to be independent, creative and confident. We are a small, friendly one form entry primary school on the borders of Selly Oak and Harborne, Birmingham. We are proud of the rich diversity of our community and the excellent relationships that exist between pupils, staff, Governors and parents. We believe that together we can make a difference and influence the future. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Playworker to join our friendly, efficient and caring team. You will be required to: assist the before and after school manager in securing the safety and welfare of our pupils during breakfast club supervise pupils whilst they eat their breakfast, encouraging healthy eating habits and good manners and behaviour report accidents and complete accident forms if necessary ensure school behaviour policies are followed be motivated and lead activities with the children playing suitable games making breakfast club fun This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. How to Apply To apply please visit our website and go to our vacancy page where you will find the application pack to download. Alternatively, you may email vacancywatermill.bham.sch.uk and request a pack. Unfortunately, CVs will not be accepted. Visits to the school are actively encouraged. To request a visit, please email vacancywatermill.bham.sch.uk This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. BCC is a Living Wage employer Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.