WASPS Deputy Play Manager – Holiday Club
Contract type: Permanent or Casual contract
Location of role: Haddenham Community Infant School
Contracted Hours: Hours are negotiable for the right candidate
School holidays (excluding Christmas holidays): *Monday – Friday, 8.00am – 6.00pm
There is a minimum commitment of 2 weeks (not consecutive) during the summer holiday period, all other hours are negotiable
Start date: July 2024
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 2 (£14.58 - £15.80 per hour), depending on experience.
WASPS is a wraparound care provider based at Haddenham Community Infant School for school age children between from Reception to Year 6. This club provides a quality play provision for children from Haddenham Community Infant School and our wider community in a secure, caring and happy environment. The many choices of activities will be closely linked to the ages and needs of the children and there will be opportunities for relaxation as well as play.
The role: Working under the guidance of the SLT, you will be leading play workers to enable them to supervise groups of children and run activities such as arts and crafts and sports. The children attending the club are of primary school age (4-11).
- To facilitate creative play opportunities allowing for safe risks and challenges for all children.
- To maintain children’s safety at all times during attendance and inform the Play Leaders/other play workers of any likely causes of danger.
- To actively work as part of a team and support other team members to fulfil their roles.
- To work within appropriate administrative systems for the setting ensuring legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Person specification: Experience of working with children is essential and a relevant qualification in childcare id desirable. Other training such as first aid and safeguarding is desirable although training will be provided.
Please email Tasha Alleyne at wasps@haddenhaminfant.bucks.sch.uk for an application pack.
Haddenham Community Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
- All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview
