Play Co-ordinator at Thanet Primary School

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Play Co-ordinator to lead the Play Team at Thanet Primary School. This role is varied, and we are looking for a flexible and resourceful individual to work in a high quality, caring and stimulating environment.  We require someone to join us on our school’s journey with the OPAL programme which enables us to provide every child with rich opportunities to be creative, collaborative and active in their outdoor play, in environments that are safe enough for 'health and safety' but challenging enough for children's ongoing development.

Leading the Play Team to co-ordinate and deliver supervision for children aged 3- 11 years.  To provide a caring, secure environment, through individual attention and group activities and to organise an appropriate range of play activities for the children attending each day.

Contract Details

Grade: 3, Scp 5 - 7, £4,360 - £4,499 per annum (actual salary)

Hours: 7.5 hours per week, term time only (190 days)

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will:

• Oversee the day to day running of OPAL, participating in all aspects from setting up activities and mealtimes, to clearing away at the end of each session.
• Lead the play team in ensuring they are completing their main duties to a high standard and that all staff are facilitating play development, by establishing clear expectations, modelling practice and behaviours, and provide consistent feedback.
• Ensure that the play team consistently observes and adheres to the OPAL Play policy, by observing and providing appropriate feedback.
• Ensure the safety, welfare and general conduct of pupils through appropriate application of the school’s policies and procedures.
• Establish safe and appropriate behaviour, by necessary intervention in line with school/Trust policy or referral to senior staff, as appropriate.
• Organise and carry out the replenishment of resources through securing funding from internal/external sources and purchasing as required, co-ordinating appeals within school and local communities and/or collecting resources from sources such as the Scrapstore.

Further information regarding this post can be found in the job description and person specification.

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange.

We can offer

• A supportive, friendly and dedicated staff team.
• Positive, well-behaved and happy pupils who are eager to learn.
• A vision that is underpinned by high expectations and wanting the very best for our pupils.
• A workplace dedicated to equal opportunities.
• Employee Pension Scheme (East Riding Pension Fund).
• Excellent Training & Development opportunities.
• A bespoke wellbeing offer including a mutually agreed day to be used for your benefit.
• Term time only working.
• Discounted gym membership.

Although this post is attached to Thanet Primary School, as an employee of Horizon Academy Trust you may be required to work at other schools in the MAT.

This role could be combined with other vacancies currently being advertised by the school (Wraparound Care Supervisor and Achievement Support Assistant).  Applicants would need to submit a separate application form for each role applied for.

Safeguarding Statement

Horizon Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation and religion.

Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), a Children's Barred List Check, a Section 128 and Prohibition Check where applicable, satisfactory online check, identity check, medical clearance, proof of qualifications, satisfactory references and eligibility to work in the UK check.