Associate Staff Vacancies

£11.54 per hour

37 hours per week or 18 ½ hours per week

Monday to Friday

We are currently looking for Early Years practitioners, who have a loving and caring nature to join our friendly and professional team.  The post is 37 hours per week, but we are more than happy to offer flexible working patterns such as part-time, job-share, or ad hoc contracts. 

Candidates will hold a Level 3 Early Years Qualification or be working towards this qualification.

Happy Days is committed to Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment and so will offer a full induction and professional development programme for the chosen candidate.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection described us as a “Good setting” where “Children arrive happily and ready to learn at this friendly and welcoming setting’ Staff encourage children to develop a love of reading. Children are eager to guess what the story is about based on the title and cover of the book. Staff use effective questioning techniques which support children to predict what will happen next. Parent partnership is strong. During COVID-19, the management team-maintained contact with children and their families. Staff supported children’s educational progress by providing activity ideas, recipes, and online support to engage children.”

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job specification and be subject to an enhanced DBS check.  A prohibition from teaching check and on-line search will also be completed for all applicants.  Minsthorpe Community College is committed to equality of opportunity and upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.  We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.  Only applications submitted with a completed Minsthorpe Academy Trust Application Form will be considered.

If you would like to arrange a visit to the centre, we would be more than happy to show you around so you can get a feel for who we are. Email enquiries@minsthorpe.cc and we will arrange a convenient time for you to come and visit.

Please send completed application forms to Cath Green, Director of HR & Associate Teams - cgreen@minsthorpe.cc. by midday – Friday 28^th March 2025

Required As Soon As Possible

£12.85 per hour – Zero hours contract, Part-time 12-month contract

We are seeking reliable enthusiastic and committed applicants to join our team of exam invigilators, providing invigilation to both internal and external examinations on a part time basis throughout the academic year.

Previous experience is not required as full mandatory training will be provided. The position requires someone who has the availability during term time and can commit to a combination of both morning and afternoon sessions during peak exam periods May-June, Nov-Dec, Jan-Feb.

Successful candidates will:

• Have an interest in helping us support students achieve their best
• Provide assistance with the setting-up of exam rooms
• Distribute question papers, answer booklets and associated materials at the beginning of the exams
• Provide students with additional paper/equipment as necessary in accordance with exam board regulations
• Collect papers at the end of exams as per the instructions of the Lead Invigilator
• Scribe/read for students who have Access Arrangements in place
• Help create a calm environment
• Monitor behaviour
• Ensure students have the right materials and information they need

What we would like from you:

• To be both authoritative and approachable and have excellent people skills
• To be a team player
• To be resilient in following the academy behaviour policy
• A fundamental belief in the power of education to enable pupils to achieve anything they set their minds to

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, contractors and visitors to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service and other statutory checks.