Wrap-around care and activities practitioner
The Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh, City of
- £23,809 - £28,099 per year
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2025
Job overview
We are looking for qualified wrap-around care and holiday club practitioners to work in our Junior School and Nursery Wrap-Around Care and Holiday Club team. The roles are available from August 2025.
These roles involve ensuring a safe, engaging and supportive environment for children aged 2-11 years after school and during the holidays. The successful candidates will support the development, wellbeing, and learning of children in line with the Curriculum for Excellence and the principles of GIFREC (Getting It Right For Every Child).
These roles are full year-round (52 weeks minus 5.6 weeks holiday) and are offered on a part-time basis (usual start and finish times are between 2pm and 6pm). There will be the opportunity for additional hours during the school holidays. Ideally, we would like the successful candidate to work 5 days per week but are open to a discussion on hours for the right candidates. These positions will work with our younger pupils (aged 2-5), but there may be occasions where the practitioners support with activities for older children
All those working with younger pupils must be registered with SSSC (or be eligible to be registered with them).
Package Description
The school prides itself on its warm and welcoming community, inclusive of all staff. Our teaching staff work alongside the operational teams to ensure the smooth running of the school. We value the contribution of all team members.
Through involvement in the co-curricular programme all those who work with us can bring their passions to work. Developing our talent is important to us. Access to training and professional development is available and encouraged.
Our reward package includes:
- Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Access to onsite gym
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Benefits Programme, including discounted access to health insurance, financial well-being products, cycle to work and electric car schemes as well as discounts to a number of major retailers
The roles are available from August.
Main Responsibilities
- The following makes up the key elements of the job, but this is not an exhaustive list of all tasks. Provide high-quality care for children in a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment
- Support with the planning of, and deliver, a range of age-appropriate, engaging activities that promote play, creativity, wellbeing and social development
- Ensure the health, safety and welfare of all children in your care in line with Child Protection and Health and Safety guidelines
- Build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues, promoting a welcoming, inclusive and supportive ethos
- Promote positive behaviour and role model respectful interactions in line with the School’s Positive Behaviour Policy
- Contribute to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of wraparound care provision
- Maintain accurate records such as registers, care plans and ensure any incidents are reported as required
- Ensure compliance with Care Inspectorate regulations and national childcare standards
- Participate in ongoing professional learning and development
The Ideal Candidate
The successful post holder will be:
Someone who gets joy from working with young children
Be well organised and adaptable
Able to build a rapport with young children, team members and parents
Enjoy working as part of a team but also able to work under own initiative
Patient and sensitive
Able to stay calm in challenging situations
Diplomatic. Use good judgement to make positive, quick decisions when necessary
Discreet and ensure confidentiality is protected
A great communicator
Qualifications and Experience
E = Essential D= Desirable
- SVQ (L3) Early Years Practitioner qualification or equivalent (E)
- Registered or eligible for registration with the SSSC (E)
- Experience working with young children in a play, care or educational setting (E)
- Experience working with children below the age of 3 (D)
- A knowledge of First Aid, Food Hygiene and Child Protection Training (D)
About the school/organisation
The Edinburgh Academy is a fully co-educational school. The School consists of a Senior School, Junior School and a Nursery Department. The School is a member of HMC. The Edinburgh Academy moved to full co-education across the whole school in 2008. The Junior and! Senior Schools are on separate sites, both of which have spacious grounds and sports facilities including extensive playing fields, an all-weather sports area, and a large Sports Hall and Centre.
About The Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy
Introduction
The Edinburgh Academy is an academically selective, independent, co-educational day school for pupils aged 5-18 years with a reputation for being caring and friendly. It aims to provide co-educational excellence with a first-class all-round education to those of intellectual promise and academic potential, regardless of background, race or creed. The Edinburgh Academy aims to be forward-looking and progressive but also greatly values its long held traditions.
Although the School is not academically exclusive, the ability range of pupils is well above the national average. Great emphasis is placed on the pursuit of co-curricular interests alongside academic studies for all our pupils. The School has a strong reputation for individual attention and excellence in its pastoral care and co-curricular provision.
The School is oversubscribed at all entry points and this creates a competitive pressure on admissions places at the School.
School Background
The Edinburgh Academy is a fully co-educational school. The School consists of a Senior School containing approximately 590 pupils and a Junior School containing approximately 390 pupils, and we have a Nursery department of around 100 pupils. The School is a member of HMC. The Edinburgh Academy moved to full co-education across the whole school in 2008. Previously girls were only admitted in the Sixth Form (S5 and S6).
The Junior and Senior Schools are on separate sites, both of which have spacious grounds and sports facilities including extensive playing fields, an all-weather sports area, and a large Sports Hall and Centre.
The School’s Place in Edinburgh
The School was founded in 1824 and has been regarded as a leading educational establishment within the City of Edinburgh and across Scotland ever since. Original Directors included the leading literary names of their age such as Sir Walter Scott. Robert Louis Stevenson and James Clerk Maxwell were also pupils at the School. More recent Former Pupils (Academicals or ‘Accies’) include: Nicky Campbell - radio and TV broadcaster; Guy Berryman - bass guitarist with Coldplay; Will Whitehorn – past President of Virgin Galactic - Space Tourism Company; Mike Blair - Scottish rugby; Dragon’s Den star, James Ingham.
The Senior School occupies a site in Henderson Row, less than a mile from Princes Street and at the northern limits of the Georgian ‘New Town’, of which it was designed to be a part. The buildings include an iconic school hall and the James Clerk Maxwell Science Centre, which was completed in November 2006. The playing fields are about half a mile from the main buildings – Raeburn Place (8 ½ acres) (shared with the Academicals - Former Pupils), New Field in Inverleith Place (20 acres) and a further five acres at the Junior School and Nursery, also at Inverleith, with a 400 metre grass running track.
An investment programme in facilities of over £15m has in the last 5 years seen a new Junior School library and classroom block, 2 floodlight all weather pitches, a Performing Arts Centre at Senior School and new sports pavilions. A bespoke climbing wall facility was officially opened in 2015. The School has further ambitious plans beyond this current phase of development, which will see a wholescale redevelopment on our Senior School site over the coming decade.
The Edinburgh Academy is a highly regarded school within the local community, across Edinburgh and beyond. Staff and pupils take great pride in this reputation, and the commitment from all is evident in the continuing success and progress of the School.
The Edinburgh Academy is committed to sharing its facilities with the local community and has established a series of projects that provides the use of its estates and premises for the public good.
Further details about the School and its resources can be found on the School website -
Classes and Assembly
7ths (S6) and 6ths (S5) classes are organised by tutor groups studying either Highers, Advanced Highers or GCE A-level. Across the Senior School no teaching group consists of more than 24 pupils and many are substantially smaller.
A School Assembly is held at 8.50am each morning, and is attended by the whole school. School Services for the whole school are held on several occasions during the session.
Exam Results
The Edinburgh Academy uses both English and Scottish examination boards. Nearly all subjects now present SQA National 5 and Advanced Higher examinations. Each year, a significant number of our 7ths (S6) have conditional places at very competitively sought universities on the basis of their Advanced Higher/A-level and Higher results.
Yearly academic results can be found on the School website.
Games and Activities
At the Edinburgh Academy, sport offers opportunities at all levels. The PE curriculum is varied, encompassing a wide variety of team games and individual sports. The School runs teams in a large number of major and minor sports and encourages pupils to represent the School at one or more sports at any age group.
In Music, there are about 20 performing groups including orchestras, choirs, wind bands, a big band and several chamber groups.
In Drama, there are usually three or four main productions each year. There is a fully active LAMDA qualification schedule in acting, reading for performance, mime, public speaking and Musical Theatre in place. This occurs at break time and lunchtimes. In addition, the Drama and Music department liaise to produce an annual musical, with potential to increase this.
All pupils currently join the CCF or The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in 4ths (S3).
All members of staff are expected to play a full part in supporting the co-curricular life of the School.
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