Wrap Around Care Assistant

Wrap Around Care Assistant

Application closes: 12.00 noon on Monday 24 March 2025

Interviews on: Tuesday 25 March 2025 / Wednesday 26 March 2025

Employment Commences: As soon as possible

Location: Twickenham

Contract type: Part-time / Flexible, from 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. or 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday

Contract term: Term-time only

Salary: £12.24 per hour (breakfast included for the Breakfast club and sandwiches for After-school Care)

Newland House School is a successful, flourishing co-educational independent day school for pupils aged from 3 to 13, based in Twickenham, in Southwest London. To give you a flavour of life at our school, please take a look around our website.

We are seeking reliable and enthusiastic staff to work in our Wrap Around Care provision. There are roles in either the Breakfast club from 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. or after school from 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. We are flexible about the working days and timings, and you may wish to work all week or only on certain days. The positions provide an excellent opportunity to work at a successful independent school, providing support and care in line with the school’s policies and procedures.

Candidates should pay attention to the summary of the role/person specification and explain within their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.

Completed applications should be returned to Ashlesha Sarang-Patel, HR Manager by the closing date either by email. CVs and late applications will not be considered. No agencies please. If you would like an informal confidential discussion regarding this role prior to application then please contact HR Manager, Ashlesha Sarang-Patel via email or phone.

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview at a mutually convenient time. Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview. Please note we have very limited parking facilities onsite.

Safeguarding Statement

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document, Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join our School.