Breakfast Club Assistant, St. John's RC Academy, Perth

Job Description

Breakfast Club Assistant - PKC10048
£2,938 - £3,090 (6 Hours per week, Term-time only)
St. John's RC Academy, North Inch Community Campus, Perth

St John’s RC Academy is looking to recruit a Breakfast Club Assistant.

Set at the top of Perth’s North Inch and overlooking the River Tay, St John's RC Academy is at the heart of the North Inch Community Campus.  The 2-18 all-through school provides education for over one thousand children and young people from nursery to S6.  The campus is a hub of opportunities for the local community, utilising state of the art sports and cultural facilities, offering a wide range of services for all ages.

St John’s RC Academy’s success is built on respectful relationships, strong partnership working, a culture of self-evaluation for improvement and effective leadership at all levels.  The school offers a wide range of excellent learning experiences for children and young people and achievement is significantly improving across the school year-on-year. 

As a Catholic school, the school’s vision and values are rooted in the Gospel.  St John’s RC Academy is also a Fairtrade School and the first all-through school in the UK to achieve UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools Level 2 Award.

The Individual

This position is required to support the breakfast club supervisor in the provision of a high quality service within the breakfast club setting, encouraging children to have a nutritious breakfast in a relaxed environment and to generate social engagement and participation in group or independent activity.

Duties include:

• Assist in preparation of the breakfast room to support the club activity.
• Assist in the provision of high quality activities which meet group and individual needs.
• To talk & listen to the children and encourage a happy atmosphere.
• Liaise with parents as necessary to ensure that the individual needs of children are met.
• Contribute to the work of the staff team through active participation in team
meetings, training and development opportunities.
• Work within the policies and procedures of the service and contribute to their regular review incl. equal opportunities and equality of access.
• Implement all policies and procedures relating to the protection of children, including the recording and reporting of concerns.
• Work to ensure the health, safety and well being of children attending the service.
• Contribute to the maintenance of accurate child records, registration, and attendance information.

If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Christine Robertson, Depute Head Teacher on 01738 454300.

When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees. One should be your current or most recent employer.

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As part of our safer recruitment measures, Perth & Kinross Council carries out rigorous checks on the right to work in the UK, qualifications, employment history, including references, and fitness to undertake the post.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender. 

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

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