Wraparound Care Assistant Grade 1 £24, 796 (Pro rata) Permanent, Term time only, 25 hours per week Monday – Friday 07:00am–08:30am and 14:45pm-18:15pm Required as soon as possible Required as soon as possible, the Governors of Springmoor Grange School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, caring, positive and enthusiastic person to join our wraparound team. Duties to include: • To assist with carrying out activities and programmes consistent with the children’s interests and stages of development, their family and the local community to ensure the service provides a stimulating and fulfilling environment. • To assist with the care of the children making sure they are supervised at all times, to ensure high standards of service delivery are maintained and all procedures are adhered to. • Prepare healthy balanced snacks for the children, including fruit and vegetables in a kitchen environment, observing correct food hygiene/handling procedures at all times to safeguard health and wellbeing of children and staff. • Work as part of the team, communicating effectively, ensuring any relevant information is shared or passed on to the appropriate member of staff. • To have awareness of child protection issues and special educational needs and report any concerns to the Wraparound care supervisor, to ensure that appropriate action can be taken quickly to safeguard the child’s welfare. • To attend any training courses relevant to the post, ensuring continual personal and professional development. • Role requires working with a team. • Ability to present oneself as a role model to pupils in speech, dress, behaviour and attitude. • Maintain accident records as required. • Provide pastoral care and support to sick and injured children taking appropriate action as necessary ensuring parents and school staff are fully informed of incidents and accidents. Application forms can be downloaded from this webpage and completed forms should be returned to the school. The closing date for applications is Friday 23 January 2026 at 12 noon. Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 28 January 2026. Interviews will be held week commencing Tuesday 3 February 2026. Please note that if you have not been invited for an interview by Friday 30 January 2026, you have not been shortlisted. Durham County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met. Applicants must hold a qualification that meets the approved ‘full and relevant’ criteria for Early Years qualifications and inclusion in staffing ratios. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. This position is paid whole time with retainer adjustments applied to periods of school closure. You will not be required to work during the school closure periods however your salary in these periods will be adjusted accordingly in line with the retainer regulations as specified in the National Joint Council (NJC) Green Book agreement. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. Springmoor Grange School Durham Road Spennymoor Co. Durham DL16 6SQ Tel: 01388814860 Email: springmoorgrange@durhamlearning.net Website: https://www.springmoorgrange.durham.sch.uk VPRS/161