Playworker and Teaching Support Assistant

St. John’s Walham Green CE Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, caring and reliable Teaching Support Assistant and Playworker.

The playworker role will include:

• Supervising and engaging with children during the after-school session

• Planning and delivering fun, age-appropriate play and activities

• Encouraging children to participate while recognising their individual interests and needs

• Supporting positive behaviour and relationships between children

• Helping to prepare and serve a light tea/snack

• Ensuring the club environment and equipment are safe, clean and well organised

• Supporting the safe collection and handover of children to parents and carers

• Following the school’s safeguarding, health and safety and wraparound care procedures

The successful candidate will:

• Be enthusiastic, positive and enjoy working with children

• Be caring, patient and approachable

• Be reliable, punctual and able to work effectively as part of a team

• Be proactive and willing to get involved in activities and play

• Have a good understanding of how to provide a safe and inclusive environment for children

• Be able to build positive relationships with children, parents, carers and colleagues

• Have an understanding of safeguarding and the importance of keeping children safe

• Be committed to the values and ethos of St. John’s Walham Green CE Primary School

• Ideally have previous experience of working with primary-aged children in a school, childcare, playwork or similar setting

The Teaching Support Assistant role will include:

• Supporting the Class Teacher

• Supporting individual pupils

• Delivery of intervention programmes

The successful candidates will be:

• Pro-active members committed to the school’s vision

• Level 3 qualified preferred 

• Highly literate and numerate

• Motivated and enthusiastic

• Have a knowledge and understanding of how children develop and learn

• Have a secure knowledge of safeguarding in primary schools