Operations Support Assistant

at  REAch2 Academy Trust

WE ARE LOOKING TO APPOINT AN OPERATIONS SUPPORT ASSISTANT TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN DURING THEIR LUNCHTIMES.

The role of the Operations Support Assistant is central to enabling excellence for all our children at Green Park Village Primary Academy. It is a role which has an influence on all children in the school, supporting all aspects of their experience within their midday break- eating play, transitions and routines.
Operations Support Assistants follow leaders’ guidance and direction for their role in the eating supervision and play provision for children, including those with Special Educational Needs. There is expectation that Operations Support Assistants are able to respond to the needs of the children and adapt their support appropriately in a responsive way, ensuring all children are and feel safe and engaged in play activities. Whether you are new to the role or have experience to bring, you will receive coaching and mentoring from experienced teachers and leaders in the academy and trust to ensure that you are supported in all aspects of what you do.
Therefore, we welcome applications from experienced Operations Support Assistants, as well as those looking for their first position in working as part of a school team. Our Operations Support Assistants are required to support all children in the school, including those with more complex needs- the needs of the children on a particular day always come first.
Green Park Village Primary Academy is a highly inclusive setting, valuing all children’s achievements and their diversity, ensuring that each child is given every opportunity to meet their full potential and shine in whatever they would like to do.
At Green Park Village Primary Academy we want to provide opportunities for all children to have exceptional futures.

What we’re looking for someone:

• with a passion for making midday breaks safe and enjoyable for all children. This starts with a candidate who has a willingness to interact with and support all children in our school.
• who is a team player, who can work alongside the compassionate and hardworking team and be flexible to what is required for smooth running of the children’s school day.

We want someone who has:

• The motivation to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Excellent communication skills and a good sense of humour

• Creativity and passion to create and lead engaging play activities

• The willingness to apply themselves to a range of practical tasks with positivity and diligence

In return we can offer:

- - A firm commitment to you and your professional development
- - Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and Governors
- - A growing learning community
- - Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference
- - Coaching and mentoring from the trust and school teachers and leaders
- - Fantastic trust wide CPD opportunities
- - Vast opportunities for career progression

SAFEGUARDING, SAFER RECRUITMENT AND DATA PROTECTION

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.
We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children’s Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.
All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.
The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.

Please refer the Job description for details