Salary
Grade 3 - £24,796 Pro rata
Contractual hours
27.5
Basis
Open Ended
Job category/type
Education
Job reference
REQAA6654
Grade 3 - £24796 for 27.5 hours per week for 45.8 weeks per annum equating to £16,188.52 pro rata.
Sageston school are looking for a Playgroup Assistant who is passionate about working with very young children to join our in-house playgroup (Ducklings) for 2-3 year olds, based within Sageston CP School. This will be an open-ended position required for 27.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri, term-time only. With a start date as soon as possible. A playgroup assistant is required to work one to one with a child with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) for part of the day.
The successful candidates will:
* Attend to the child's personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene and first aid
* Supervise and support children ensuring their safety and access to learning, including those with educational needs
* Establish good relationships with the children, acting as a positive role model
* Be able to demonstrate a reasonable standard of education with proficiency in literacy and numeracy to GCSE level or equivalent
* Hold a minimum qualification of QCF Level 3 in Child Care, Learning and Development (CCLD) or equivalent qualification as included in the Social Care Wales List of Required Qualifications to work within Early Years and Childcare in Wales.
* Have experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age in either a paid, voluntary or domestic environment and will need to be able to show an interest in children's development and in a wide range of issues concerning their education and welfare
Sageston School Ducklings Playgroup is a friendly and welcoming playgroup, committed to excellent care for our pupils and good professional development for our staff.
Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.
This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check and the candidate would need to register with the EWC.
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Welsh language skills are not neccesary. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.