Isle of Wight Council

PRE SCHOOL ASSISTANT

Hunnyhill Primary School, Forest Road, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 5SH

Contract Type: Fixed term, Term time only (15 hours per week)

Salary: Hay Grade 3a-e pa £9,370- £9,474

We are currently seeking a Pre School assistant to support the Pre School Lead in providing a safe and stimulating environment for all children.  The successful candidate will be required to encourage the children to take part in all activities, listen to children and assist them when needed and promote positive behaviour by positive encouragement, praise and role modelling.

We are looking for someone caring, kind, reliable, and happy to get stuck in and someone who enjoys working in a small team to provide the best possible childcare for all the children in our setting. You will be educated to GCSE level standard or equivalent with passes in English and Maths at Grade C or above.  In addition, candidates must be qualified to a minimum of level 3 in early years and have experience of working in an early years setting. Ideally you will also hold a current paediatric first aid qualification or be willing to attend the necessary training to get one.

A full application pack can be requested from sbm@hunnyhillschool.co.uk

Hunnyhill Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  The Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All successful applicants will be required to obtain enhanced DBS clearance.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

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The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

This role falls within the strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council. The employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council has delivered, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions and will continue to do so until 2023. The original five-year partnership arrangement under direction of the Secretary of State finished in 2018 but has been extended voluntarily by both local authorities for a further five years.

The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through Hampshire County Council Children’s Services Director/Assistant Director and managers who take operational responsibility for children’s services.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.