Job Description

Contract type

Permanent

Hours

Part-time

Department

St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy

Salary

24,796 per annum pro-rata (actual salary 7,249)

Contact

01983 857449

Reference

2025_1578

Location

Ventnor, Isle of Wight

12

hours

per

week, 45 weeks per year (term-time

only)

Monday

to

Friday,

3:00pm

-

5:30pm (

Twilight after school club)

Start

Date:

As

soon

as

possible

Are you creative, enthusiastic, and passionate about working with children? We're looking for a Twilight Assistant to join our after-school club team and help deliver fun, engaging, and imaginative activities for our pupils.

Your

role

will

include:

Leading exciting crafting sessions and other hands-on activities Creating a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment Supporting children's social and emotional development through play Working closely with other staff to ensure smooth running of the club

We're

looking

for

someone

who:

Loves working with children and has a warm, caring approach Has a flair for creativity and enjoys arts, crafts, and games Is reliable, flexible, and a great team player Has (or is willing to obtain) relevant safeguarding training

What

we

offer:

A friendly and supportive team Opportunities for training and development A chance to make a real difference in children's lives
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

To

apply

or find out more,

please

go to

our

website

St Francis Catholic & Church of England Primary

Academy | Isle of Wight

Closing date: until we have received sufficient applications

Safeguarding

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018. The Trust will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, shortlisted candidates will be required to demonstrate to the Trust, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations. If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service check (http://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring service- check). This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All school-based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.

Additional

Information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post, but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System. Due to the restrictions, we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

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.





The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by the following;



unacceptable behaviour policy



employee code of conduct



our values, culture and inclusivity.



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.



The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children's Services directorate.



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.


If you are unable to complete this application, email us at careers@iow.gov.uk or telephone us on 01983 823113