Full time, full year
Highfield Priory is a flourishing, well established preparatory school and nursery in the Fulwood area of Preston. It was established in 1940 and has a reputation for excellence in academic subjects, sporting provision and the arts.
We are currently recruiting for a supply Classroom Assistant to join our friendly and long-standing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a popular and high performing school and nursery.
Level 3 or above in a relevant Childcare and Education qualification is essential, the candidate must have experience of working within a school environment. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post. Candidates should have knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
Hours of work full time are 8:00am-6pm Monday to Friday, with two 3:30pm finishes, during the holidays you will be required to cover in our Holiday club which operates 51 weeks of the year.
Overall purpose of the role is to provide a safe, supportive and caring environment for learning, developing positive relationships with the children, parents and colleagues whilst always maintaining strict confidentiality. To give assistance and support to all staff in the classroom, in whatever capacity, to enable them to perform their duties effectively and efficiently in the education and development of young children and to provide relevant stimulus and activity for children in the after-school facility and, if required, in the school’s Holiday Club.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
To assist with the school curriculum in consultation with teaching staff. With direction, take responsibility for the supervision of a group of children and to also work one to one with individual children, ensuring all aspects of each child’s development are given full consideration.
Sharing in the preparation of the classroom, ensuring equipment for activities are set out for the day and cleared away after use.
Be proactive in the process of activity planning, child observation and development records on a regular basis and as requested by your line manager.
Be an effective key person to children assigned to you and to take on other assigned responsibilities, as requested and advised by your line manager, in keeping with your knowledge and experience.
Supervise the children in the playground at break time and lunch time and in the dining room when eating with the children.
Be involved in developing and delivering a stimulating and creative atmosphere within the group.
Assist, as required, other staff on rotation, with the school’s Extended Care and Holiday Club facility
Understand and respect the need for consistency of care for the children: report for duty on time, maintain regular attendance, give appropriate notice of holiday requests and report non-attendance through sickness promptly and appropriately to your line manager.
Maintain and always follow all Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Develop a thorough knowledge of all the school’s operational policies and procedures, ensuring they are always followed and respected.
Follow all routines, duties, timetables, rotas, record keeping activities and any other reasonable duty as requested by your line manager.
Ensure that clean and hygienic standards are always maintained. This includes daily cleaning rotas, nappy changing and other nursery/housekeeping duties, when applicable.
Ensure that communication with children, parents and the staff team is polite and courteous.
Share relevant information and ensure that information passed between parents and staff is communicated to your line manager as appropriate.
Take responsibility for continued professional development by attending professional training courses (in-house and external), receiving constructive feedback, reading relevant material, attending inset courses and meetings as appropriate and as directed by the Head which may at various times be outside working hours.
Maintain confidentiality in all issues related to children and their families, your own and other staff members issues and any other management or operational issues.
Involvement and enrolment in company training courses to be undertaken and completed which may, at various times, be outside normal working hours.
Provide staff cover within the nursery group and school as requested by the Senior Management Team.
Attend staff meetings if required, professional development training, (in house or external), inset courses and meetings as appropriate and as directed by the Head which may at various times be outside working hours.
Carry out other tasks required by the Head from time to time pertinent to the efficient running of the school.
Child Protection and Safeguarding
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers, online checks and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application
If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form,
available either on our website, or by contacting the school office on 01772 709624.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £11.91 per hour
Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Preston: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• school: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 18/10/2024
Expected start date: 16/12/2024