Wraparound Care Manager (Breakfast and After School Club) - Part-time

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School, Tunbridge Wells

Ref:KCC886-2490-208S
Posted:13/03/2024
Pay:KR9 (£32,485 to £36,693 FTE)
Start Date:15th April 2024
App Close Date:02/04/2024 at 12:00
Interviews:To be advised

Advert

Wraparound Care Manager

We require an enthusiastic, creative, person to work in our school, as a Wraparound Care Manager. With a relevant qualification at L3 or higher, you will be responsible for planning and managing the before and after school care in our 'Beehive Club' for our Nursery to Year 6 pupils as well as our holiday club. You will ensure the provision of high-quality care and a comprehensive range of appropriate stimulating and creative activities, for example arts and crafts, storytelling and physical play appropriate to the needs and interests of the children.

Salary: Kent Range 9

Hours: This role will be for 21.25 hours per week, 46 weeks per year.

Term time

1.45pm - 6pm - Monday - Friday.

School holidays

February half term, Easter break, May half-term, 2 weeks of the Summer holidays (usually the first and last week) and October half term - 21.25 hours per week - Monday to Wednesday - hours to be split across the 3 days in discussion with the Headteacher.

Skills, Attributes and Experience

Essential

The following skills, attributes and experience are essential in the undertaking of this role:

A relevant qualification at L3 or higher
Experience within either childcare or a school
Experience of administration
Experience of working in a supervisory or management capacity
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work on own initiative, using judgement and common sense
Satisfactory DBS Clearance
Appropriate child protection training
A warm, friendly approach

Desirable

The following skills, attributes and experience are desirable in the undertaking of this role:

Current Paediatric First Aid Certificate
Food Hygiene Certificate
At least 2 years’ experience of working in a childcare setting
Experience of working within a play-based setting
Any other skills or interests that may benefit the School community

Informal visits to the school are recommended. We would love to meet you and have a chat and give you a tour prior to applying. Please get in touch on 01892 520114.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint early.

Bishops Down is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our pupils. This post is sjubject to a full DBS check.

Information about the school

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School is an inclusive, non-denominational school working in partnership with the Tunbridge Wells Primary Schools Collaborative Trust. The school was built in 1967 and is situated on the western edge of Tunbridge Wells in a leafy and pleasant residential area.

The school site is beautiful, elevated and fringed with green playing fields and woods. A fragrant quiet garden, pond and wooden structures in the grounds offer opportunities for happy playtimes.

We have just under 230 pupils in the primary and nursery classes. We also have a designation for children with physical disabilities and complex medical needs who are all included in mainstream.

We run Wrap Around Care at the beginning of the day and after school for our school and nursery children and during the holidays we run a Holiday Club for all children in the community.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs Jo Sheldon, Personnel Officer
Address:Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SU
Telephone: (01892) 520114
Email: office@bishops-down.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

Job Description and Person Specification