Play Co-ordinator

Hours per week: 16 per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Moorhens Before & After School Club

Moor Hall Primary School

Rowallan Road

Sutton Coldfield

B75 6RE

Email Address: moorhens@moorhall.bham.sch.uk

Telephone Number: 07778207295

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, kind and caring Play Worker to join our hardworking team at Moorhens Before and After School Club based at Moor Hall Primary School Moor Hall Primary School is an ‘outstanding’ school providing a caring, nurturing and supportive environment where children feel safe and happy; ready to learn. The Governing Body wish to appoint someone who shares our vision and our high expectations of all children to join our existing team of Play Workers in ‘Moorhens’ our Before and After School Club. The successful candidate will provide care and play opportunities in a safe and secure environment for all pupils aged 4 – 11 years, through individual attention and a range of stimulating activities.

Previous experience in a similar role is preferred but not essential, however you must be willing to undertake the necessary training and qualifications.

Staff will be expected to work their hours on INSET days and holidays are not allowed during term time.

We are looking for someone who meets the following criteria:

- have an NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification

- be able to work as part of a team, sharing excellent practice and learning from others

- demonstrate good level of literacy and numeracy skills

- have excellent communication skills, both oral and written

- be motivated, enthusiastic, caring and adaptable

- have a passion for working with children

We Offer:

- welcoming, enthusiastic and well behaved children

- supportive and friendly environment

- dedicated and skilled staff team

- a commitment to your continuing professional development

Moor Hall Primary School Job Advert Play Worker / Play Co-ordinator

At Moor Hall School, we nurture healthy and confident children who can achieve their best across a broad range of subjects. We want our children to be creative, innovative individuals who will develop transferrable knowledge, skills and attitudes in preparation for an ever-changing future. The Moor Hall child will value themselves and the viewpoints of others in our diverse society - they will understand equality and strive to make a better, more peaceful world.

We place our vision for the Moor Hall Child at the heart of all we do.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 12 September 2022, 5pm

An application pack is available here or on our website

Completed applications should be emailed to: moorhens@moorhall.bham.sch.uk

Please use the heading ‘Play Co-ordinator’ for your email.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

BCC is a Living Wage employer

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.