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Play Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6HL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9beee8d4-d645-4537-96b7-8fa82b317c4b |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for enthusiastic Play Assistants with drive and creativity to join our dedicated and welcoming team to support the lunch time sessions for our pupils. You will provide support for our pupils at lunchtime, both with eating and drinking, and joining in leisure activities. You will also be required to support their personal care.
Key Responsibilities:
• Distribute lunches to classrooms, assist with feeding, supervise mealtimes, and maintain hygiene standards
• Support pupils’ movement and personal care needs as advised by therapists
• Encourage social interaction and communicate with non-verbal pupils
• Supervise play activities and clear away after lunch
• Assist with medical needs and provide kitchen support when needed
Key Requirements:
• Proven successful experience of working or caring with children
• Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
• Have a caring and positive nature
• Work in line with the school’s behaviour policy
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Employee referral scheme
• Membership to Discounts for Teachers
• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
• Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
• Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.
We are looking for enthusiastic Play Assistants with drive and creativity to join our dedicated and welcoming team to support the lunch time sessions for our pupils. You will provide support for our pupils at lunchtime, both with eating and drinking, and joining in leisure activities. You will also be required to support their personal care.
Key Responsibilities:
• Distribute lunches to classrooms, assist with feeding, supervise mealtimes, and maintain hygiene standards
• Support pupils’ movement and personal care needs as advised by therapists
• Encourage social interaction and communicate with non-verbal pupils
• Supervise play activities and clear away after lunch
• Assist with medical needs and provide kitchen support when needed
Key Requirements:
• Proven successful experience of working or caring with children
• Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
• Have a caring and positive nature
• Work in line with the school’s behaviour policy
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Employee referral scheme
• Membership to Discounts for Teachers
• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
• Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
• Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.