Lunchtime Play Worker

We are seeking a play worker to join and strengthen our small, dedicated team, serving a newly opened school at the heart of a growing community. This is a unique opportunity to help support the growth of a new school. Your proven enthusiasm, high expectations and dedication to inclusion will help us make a difference to the life chances of children of our emergent school community and in turn we will support you through ongoing professional development.

Barton Park Primary School is a new primary school, which opened in September 2020. As we grow, we will provide education from nursery to year 6, as well as providing specialist SEND provision in a purpose-built space. We are committed to creating a school that sits at the heart of the community and provides excellent, child-centred education that improves the life chances of all learners. 

What we are looking for in a candidate: 

• An enthusiastic individual, who can provide stimulating and active play opportunities for children during lunchtime break
• An enthusiastic individual, who is motivated to improve children’s life chances through their  practice. 
• Patience and a non judgemental attitude. 
• High expectations for all pupils, including the very youngest and those with additional needs. 
• A flexible approach to your work and excellent team working skills. 
• Someone courageous and nurturing with a good understanding of how children learn. 
• Someone who will relish the opportunity to be a role model within our developing school and lead by example as we grow. 
• A problem solver and team-player who will contribute positively to our small staff team. 
• A values led individual with high expectations of achievement and behaviour in themselves and others.

What we offer you: 

• An opportunity to work and develop your skills in an academy with a strong sense of moral and educational purpose, with an embedded Trust culture of learning from one another. 
• An opportunity to grow and develop through high quality bespoke professional development.  
• A school improvement model which, through sharing of resources, best practice and expertise from across the trust, supports and challenges professionals to be exceptional. 
• The chance to work in a new school 
• A commitment to staff well-being, including membership of a well-being health package.

How to apply: 

You can make an appointment to come and visit our school  by calling 01865 415800 (09:00-16:30), or by emailing office@bartonparkprimary.org. A virtual tour of the school is available on our website:  https://www.bartonpark.oxon.sch.uk/  

Closing Date:  midday on Monday 6th June

Interviews: Week beginning 13th June

NB: We do not accept CVs without an application form. 

Barton Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before taking up the post, along with pre-employment safeguarding checks.

For further information please visit the website https://www.bartonpark.oxon.sch.uk/ 

As part of the application process we invite applicants to: complete an application form on the TES website.

You are welcome to write a covering letter of no more than 1 side of A4 to accompany your application, but this is optional. Please send these by email to: office@bartonparkprimary.org by the closing date.