Casual Out of Hours Assistant Grade 1 £24,027 pro rata Casual Term Time Only Required from 1st September 2025, To be reviewed annually from 31st August 2026 Aycliffe Village Primary & Nursery can offer: • 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 always supervised, 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, always observing correct food hygiene/handling procedures to safeguard health and wellbeing of children and staff – if qualification is held • 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 Out of Hours 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 • The Post holder may undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post • A warm and welcoming school community; • The support of an enthusiastic, ambitious and dedicated team of staff and governors; • Fantastic children who are polite and eager to learn. The working pattern is up to 6 hours per week, 3-6pm Monday – Friday – depending on pupil attendance. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. Application packs can be downloaded from the County Council Jobs web page; alternatively, they can be obtained by emailing the school aycliffevillage@durhamlearning.net and completed forms should be returned to the school. Applications close Monday 7th July 2025 9am Shortlisting will take place week beginning 7th July 2025 Interviews will take place week beginning 14th July 2025 Aycliffe Village Primary & Nursery School is part of Eden Learning Trust. Successful candidates will become employees of Eden Learning Trust. 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. Aycliffe Village Primary School North Terrace, Aycliffe Village, Newton Aycliffe, Durham DL5 6LG Tel: 01325 300 227 Email: aycliffevillage@durhamlearning.net Website: www.aycliffevillage.durham.sch.uk VPRS/161