Wrap Around Care Assistant

Wrap Around Care Assistant - 5 days per week 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday Term Time Plus INSETS (34.4 weeks per year) Salary: £6,242 per annum (actual) Interviews: shortly after advert closes Newland House School is a successful, flourishing co-educational independent day school for pupils aged from 3 to 13, based in Twickenham, in Southwest London. Job overview We are seeking reliable and enthusiastic staff to work in our Wrap Around Care provision. The role is after school from 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm. The positions provide an excellent opportunity to work at a successful independent school, providing support and care in line with the school’s policies and procedures. Job requirements Experience of working with children in an educational, care or extracurricular setting A relevant childcare qualification would be helpful but is not essential Creativity and willingness to engage in hands-on-activities such as arts, crafts, sports, games and outdoor activities Awareness of Child Safeguarding Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish good relationships with children and parents Why join us? We set high standards of learning for all the children in a caring and supportive environment, and you will help to promote our ethos in encouraging enquiring minds and building pupil’s strengths, interests and experiences. We pride ourselves in fostering excellent home/school relationships with parents and the candidate will be expected to have strong communication skills. In return, we offer competitive pay, a 34.4 week year, refreshments (term time), professional and personal development and an active staff social committee. If you are enthusiastic about making a meaningful difference in a child's educational journey, we would love to hear from you! Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we re