Job Description

LOCATION:


Community Learning Wing, Perth Grammar School, Gowans Terrace, Perth, PH1 5AZ


SALARY:


10,555 - 10,822 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Part Time


HOURS:


18 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Peripatetic Play Assistant - PKC13242

10,555 - 10,822 (18 Hours per week, Term-time only)

Based at Community Learning Wing - Perth Grammar School



Do you like working with children and want to make a difference?



If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Play Assistant to work in a number of Kids Clubs and Wraparound Care services throughout the Perth and Kinross area, before and after school.



This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to step into the profession and progress a career in childcare, gaining experience while being supported to gain a childcare qualification.



You will assist in the provision of high-quality care and a comprehensive range of appropriate stimulating and creative activities, for example arts and crafts, storytelling, den building, physical play and organising trips and outings appropriate to the needs and interests of the children in the service.



You will be expected to work closely with the Supervisor and working as a member of the Kids Club Team and wider School Team contributing to children's learning and development within a safe and inclusive environment out with school hours in a registered childcare service.



A flexible approach to working conditions will be required to work; the contracted hours are 18 hours per week, term-time.

Skills & Experience Required

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We are looking for an individual who has a genuine interest and commitment to working with children in a professional capacity within early learning or a childcare environment.



The role is child focused which requires sensitivity, patience, and compassion along with a welcoming approach to generate a feeling of trust and safety for children and their family / carers.



A genuine interest in the development of children and their wellbeing is essential and the important qualities are kindness, sensitivity, respectfulness, and good manners and to respect confidentiality at all times.



As a Play Assistant, no entry qualifications are required, however you will need to demonstrate a commitment to achieving the required qualification within the timescales set by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). You will be supported to access the appropriate qualification financially.



You will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for Day Care of Children within 3 months of commencing employment and responsible for maintaining annual membership.



The successful candidate will be supported to access further training both award bearing and continued professional development.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. 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

.