Wrap Around Care Assistant (Parkside Community Primary and Preschool)

Hours of work: 17 hours per week

Working pattern: Part-time, term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05 weeks annual leave, which will increase after 5 years' continuous service)

(As the position is part-time & term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)

Fixed term for: 12 months from start date

Closing date: 08 July 2026

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

Parkside Community Primary and Preschool

Beechwood Ln, Heathfield TN21 8QQ

Phone: 01435 864577

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.parksideprimary.org

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

Parkside is a very friendly, welcoming and popular school.

We have a fantastic opportunity where you would work the following hours in our before and after school clubs (wrap around care):

Monday: 07:15am - 08:45am and 15:00pm - 16:30pm

Tuesday: 07:15am - 08:45am and 15:00pm - 17:30pm

Wednesday: 07:15am - 08:45am and 15:00pm - 16:30pm

Thursday: 07:15am - 08:45am and 15:00pm - 16:30pm

Friday: 07:15am - 08:45am and 15:00pm - 17:30pm

Whilst our preference is to appoint one person for all of the available hours, we would consider applicants who applied only for the morning or afternoon hours. Please specify in your application what hours you would be able to do.

We are looking for an excellent, self-motivated individual who has experience working with primary aged children. As a new member of the team, you would be working closely with our experienced WRAP team (all of whom also work in the school during the teaching day).

We can offer:

• Enthusiastic and positive pupils

• A very friendly and supportive staff team

In addition to the above, we have a beautiful school and grounds (both of which which our WRAP club use) as well as a welcoming and supportive team and lovely children!

Visits to the school are welcomed and strongly encouraged.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 10 July 2026 by agreement.

The start date would be 05 October 2026.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school 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, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, 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.

Additional Information

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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 https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record.

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.