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Position:Midday Assistant - Part Time,Permanent
Pay Range:Scale 2
Position Start Date:Immediate - subject to checks
Contract Type: Permanent, Monday to Friday
PLAY TEAM MIDDAY ASSISTANTS
We are looking to appoint a patient, caring and enthusiastic Play Team member to join our Alderton Family lunchtime team to manage the effective running of lunchtimes, providing compassion and kindness to all our pupils while facilitating play.
We are an OPAL school (Outdoor Play and Learning) where the focus is on creating a safe and stimulating play environment by facilitating play opportunities and acting as an ambassador for play. This is a great opportunity for an individual who is reliable, flexible and positive who enjoys interacting with children and who likes working as part of a team.
Previous experience of working in a school or nursery would be an advantage, but training and support will be provided. Candidates will also need to have a good standard of English and be able to communicate effectively in writing.
Essential Skills and Abilities:
* Able to communicate and interact effectively with both children and adults
* An enthusiasm for working with children outside
* The stamina and resourcefulness to initiate active games and demonstrate safe play
* The ability to manage risk safely and confidently
* The ability to work within specific routines and systems as directed (e.g. in the lunch hall)
* Able to support pupils to maange their behaviour in a supportive and calm manner
Previous applicants need not apply.
Closing date:11th November 2024
Interviews:14th November 2024
Information about the School
“The Alderton Family: Belong, Aspire, Achieve.
Securing Strong Futures Together.”
Welcome to our school!
The Alderton Junior School is a 2 form entry Junior School for pupils between the ages of 7 to 11 years. We are a forward-thinking school, working in collaboration with 15 other local schools as part of the Epping Forest Schools Multi-Academy Trust. We share our site with The Alderton Infant School, with whom we share our values and work very closely. We are situated in Loughton, Essex, close to transport links into Central London but with the countryside, community feel of the Epping Forest Area.
Our vision is clear, to provide pupils with an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all learners and provides wider opportunities for all. We are the Alderton family and nurture every individual so that everyone who joins our family feels that they are safe and that they belong. We instil in our pupils our school values and we believe strongly in the power of hope, compassion, kindness, collaboration and belonging. We provide our pupils with exciting learning opportunities that enhance their academic as well as social and physical development so that they are confident, independent and ready for the next stages of their education.
Visits to the school are encouraged. Candidates should contact the school to discuss arrangements for an appointment. Candidates are also encouraged to review the information on our website. For further information please visit our website www.aldertonjunior.co.uk or contact office@ajs.efspt.org.
We are part of The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Well-being Service and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.
EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.
Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and which provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.
EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being. Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies and practice, we are able to effectively support the children, families and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient and learn.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding our schools’ communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.
West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training.
We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.
Please visit the below website for further information;
https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/