Childcare Assistant G3 - Burton Bradstock Primary School

About the role

urton Bradstock Primary School is seeking to recruit a Childcare Assistant (Extended Day) 4 hours per week.

Role Details:

● Contract: Permanent

● Salary: Grade 3 (SCP 3–4), Actual Annual Salary £2,321–£2,357

● Working Hours: Term time only, Tuesday & Thursday, 3:20 pm – 5:20 pm (may be subject to change according to business need) 38 working weeks per year.

Main Purpose & Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality care for children

● Take the register of children attending after school club

● Administer First Aid as appropriate

● Promote and reinforce children’s self-esteem

● Assist in promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding and child protection policy

• Assist in organising resources for each session

● Assist in ensuring the club is a safe environment for children; that equipment is safe and health and hygiene requirements are met

● If food or snacks are being served as part of the club, to assist in:

● Providing children with a balanced diet; planning menus and timely placing of food orders

● Ensuring that health and hygiene requirements are met, including carry out washing-up, cleaning of catering equipment and kitchen area

● Assist in carrying out day to day administration, record keeping and communication

● Attend staff meetings and training opportunities where appropriate

● Assist in ensuring all legal and statutory requirements are implemented; assist in providing reports as required

Closing Date: 9am on 24 September 2026

Interview Date: week commencing 28 September 2026

Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.

If you have any further questions, please contact Sarah Elliott on 01308 422846 or by emailing [email protected]

Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.

Further Information

Burton Bradstock Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

About Us

Burton Bradstock CE Primary school is a small, happy and caring school, nestled for over 150 years in the beautiful village of Burton Bradstock on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. We seek to provide a happy and purposeful environment for our staff to work in and where children can learn, play and grow.

As well as providing a high-quality education our children have access to extracurricular activities and cultural enrichment whilst our close links to the church and local community enable us to live out our vision to: 'Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God' (Micah 6:8).

We are proud of our wonderful team of teachers and support staff. As a part of Initio Learning Trust, a group of seventeen schools, our staff have access to genuine professional development opportunities, enabling every person to thrive within their role.

We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit please refer to the contact details above.

For more information please visit our school website: https://www.burtonbradstock.dorset.sch.uk/