Wraparound Care Assistant

Kernowlearning; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 15,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution is seeking a Wraparound Care Assistant for Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery in Cornwall. This fixed-term position is part-time, offering 5 hours per week during term time. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a genuine enthusiasm for engaging with children and their families. The role involves ensuring a relaxed and stimulating after-school care environment. Benefits include a competitive salary, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to 24/7 wellbeing services

CPD and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children.
• Good communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the setting up of after-school care provision.
• Ensure high quality activities for pupils in a calm environment.

Skills

Good communication skills

Enthusiasm for working with children

Confidence in dealing with parents and the community

Job description

Wraparound Care Assistant (Sky Primary & Eden Project Nursery)

Location: Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, St Austell, Cornwall, UK

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Education Phases: Primary;

Application Deadline: Monday, 5th January 2026

Interview Date: 9th December 2025

Expected Working Start Date: January 2026

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

We are a new school that opened in September 2022 and will, over the next few years, grow in size so that we have up to 236 children between the ages of 3 and 11 who all have a love of learning that has been ignited through ‘Learning Beyond the Classroom’. Through out partnership with other schools within our Kernow Learning family we are building a foundation for lighting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning where they can flourish, thrive and form friendships with nature inspired learning at the heart of all we do. At the very roots of our education is our partnership with the Eden Project where our Nursery children can enjoy exploring play-based opportunities and our outdoors environment. We know this approach leads to significant benefits for children’s health, happiness and wellbeing. Our School values flow through our everyday ways of being – inspiring, creative, active, nurturing, connected and curious and include children, families and our community. They are also reflective of our Trust’s Core Shared Values as well as our Trust Philosophy of ‘work hard, be honest & help others’.

Job Description

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery are seeking a Wraparound Care Assistant to assist with the setting up and smooth running of after-school care provision at the school to ensure high quality and varied activities for pupils to enjoy in a relaxed and calm environment at the end of the school day.

The ideal candidate for this role will have good communication skills, an enthusiasm and enjoyment of working with children and be confident in dealing with parents and the community.

This is a fixed term variable hours contract until July 2026 and the initial hours will be 5 hours per week, term time only (Thursday and Friday 3:00pm-5:30pm).

As well as offering great schools to work in, wonderful children to work with, and fantastic colleagues to work alongside, our Trust is committed to providing colleagues with other benefits that make your employment with Kernow Learning the best it can be. We offer:

• A competitive salary and membership of Local Government Pension Scheme
• A real commitment to wellbeing, including access to 24/7 wellbeing services and employee assistance programme
• Access to discounts with national and local retailers and service providers
• A range of CPD and training opportunities, both internally and externally, learning from local and national speakers and specialists to support your professional growth
• The support and skills of our networks of colleagues both within our schools and our Shared Services teams

Safeguarding

Kernow Learning is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and follows the Safer Recruitment process. The successful candidate will be expected to share this commitment and will be required to undertake checks including an enhanced disclosure through the DBS process, as well as prohibition, S128, and Social Media/online presence checks.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

Work Authorization

Unfortunately, Kernow Learning is not a sponsoring organisation for overseas candidates. This means that the successful candidate will need to possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.