Extended Services Assistant - Casual

Oakfield Primary Academy, Dartford

• Ref:KCC886-3914-215S
• Posted:27/02/2024
• Pay:Kent Range 3
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:01/03/2024 at 09:00
• Interviews:4th March 2024

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Oakfield Primary Academy is looking to recruit a Casual Extended Services Assiatant to help within their After School Club and holiday provision.

The post will be a zero hours casual contract as and when needed. You will be paid on Kent Range 3, Hourly rate of £11.04, full time equivalent £21,293. 

The successful candidate will be expected to:  

• assist with providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children.
• ensure that children, whilst in the extended services provision, have access to appropriate activities to support their physical, emotional, social and intellectual development.

At Oakfield Primary Academy, we are an accredited IQM Flagship school, which recognises and celebrates our highly inclusive ethos. Oakfield are dedicated to providing a high quality education for all pupils and we support the needs of all individuals in our care. If you would like to work in a friendly and dynamic team, have experience of working with children and have the drive and dedication to build on your skills, we would love to hear from you. 

We have been judged with a solid good in Ofsted; this is the type of school you could be joining:

• A strong sense of community fills this inclusive school
• Staff have high expectations of the pupils and expect them to work hard
• Adults are strong role models
• Staff are proud to work here and pupils love to learn here
• Leaders and staff have worked incredibly hard to improve the school since its last inspection
• ‘There is a real team feeling – we are Team Purple.’
• Teachers know their pupils well
• Pupils feel that they will leave school remembering motivational teachers and visitors, that diversity is celebrated, and that they have been treated as individuals: ‘It’s OK to be me!

The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.

Two references are also required prior to commencement of employment.

Early applications are encouraged and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.    

Information about the school

The Golden Thread Alliance is a Multi-Academy Trust that comprises of Culverstone Green, Fleetdown Primary Academy, Meopham Community Academy, Oakfiled Primary Academy, Riverview Infants, Riverview Juniors, Temple Hill Primary Academy, West Hill Primary Academy and Wrotham Road Primary School.

We are now part of The Golden Thread Alliance and we work closely with the other schools in the trust.

Each Primary has its own unique character, but all subscribe to The Golden Thread Alliance values. Please visit the individual school website to find out more.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Stacy Wickes
• Address:Oakfield Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2SW
• Telephone: 07552503395
• Email: hr@golden-thread.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Safeguarding Policy
• Recruitment of ex-offenders policy
• Staff Benefits
• Job Applicant Privacy Notice
• Job Description and Person Spec