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Early Years Preschool Playworker

Job details
Posting date: 01 May 2024
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 31 May 2024
Location: Helpston, Peterborough
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Helpston Playhouse and Under Fives
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

Helpston Playhouse is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ setting, offering places for Pre-School age children. We also run a busy Breakfast and Out of School Club in our award winning, environmentally friendly building. We are looking for a new member to join our experienced team as a Pre-School Playworker, working alongside our Playhouse Team in the Preschool, Breakfast Club, and the Out of School Club. Our setting is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

We are within easy reach of Stamford, Peterborough, and the Deepings. We are ideally located on the Delaine bus route between Stamford and Peterborough.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated playworker to work within our team to further the success of our setting provision. The successful candidate will help to lead and organize a varied and rich curriculum that delivers the EYFS ensuring all learners are challenged, motivated, and engaged. The candidate will be highly professional and demonstrate excellent levels of communication with all stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:
• To produce a fun and educational environment
• Follow the EYFS framework
• Maintain health and safety requirements
• Ensure the wellbeing of the children is maintained at all times
• Excellent planning & record keeping

Key skills/ requirements:
• Able to work closely with a fun and supportive team
• Excellent communicator
• No formal qualifications required, training will be given to the right candidate

Expected Hours:
• Contracted 12 hours per week, initially in our Preschool and OOSC
• Flexibility is a must for this role as cover will be required, sometimes at very short notice to cover staff sickness, emergencies and training courses in our Breakfast Club, Preschool and/or Out of school club

Benefits:
• Pay pro rata & hourly rate starting at £11.44. Hourly rate will be dependent on skills and experience
• Holiday pay entitlement
• Optional Pension
• Sick pay
• Annual CPD opportunities: Paid administration time

Application Process: We will require your CV and an Application form to be completed prior to short listing.

Closing Date: Friday 17th May 2024**

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Start Date: As soon as possible but a start date will not be agreed until two satisfactory references are received.

Job Type:: Part time, Permanent

Salary: To be confirmed, dependent on experience

Application deadline: Wednesday 15th May 2024**

** If the right candidate applies, we reserve the right to close this job vacancy early.

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