[250909B] After School Club Assistants
Drake Primary Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2EN15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 November 2025
Closing date
25 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
10 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade A Pt 2
[250909B] After School Club Assistants job summary
Post: [250909B] After School Club Assistants
Locations: Drake Primary Academy, Johnston Terrace Ope, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 2EN and Morice Town Primary Academy, Charlotte St, Devonport, Plymouth PL2 1RJ
FTE Salary Range: NJC Grade A pt 2 £24,413
Actual Annual Salary: £6,605 Pro Rata
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 17th July 2026 (39 weeks per year)
Contract Hours: The hours are 3:15 pm to 5:30 pm (Monday to Friday, term time only, plus 1 week)
About the role
We are looking for four caring and enthusiastic After School Club Assistants required to join our new Afterschool Club provision from November 2025, working across both schools. We are seeking to employ creative individuals who will make a positive contribution to our busy and friendly club. The role will require:
- To assist the School as appropriate to ensure the smooth and reliable operation of the club
- To encourage, and provide a safe, stimulating environment for the children, with creative and play opportunities
- To assist in ensuring the safety of all those children at the club
- To act in a responsible manner towards the children at all times
- To be responsible, with other team members, for ensuring that play materials and equipment are properly used, maintained
- To assist with the day to day administration and record-keeping
- Preparing and serving an afternoon snack to the children
- Escorting children
About the successful candidate
- Experience of working with parents and carers from a range of cultural backgrounds, encouraging full participation in their children's play and learning opportunities
- Experience of working as part of team providing high quality childcare services
- At least 2 years' experience of working with children in the 4-11 years age range and their families
- Knowledge of child protection issues and policies and relevant Safeguarding procedures
- Already holding a first aid and/or food hygiene qualification would be advantageous.
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About the School
We pride ourselves on being a warm and friendly school that welcomes visitors and actively encourages a partnership with parents. Indeed OFSTEd noted that ‘staff go the extra mile to help pupils- whenever they need it.’ We strive to provide a high quality creative and engaging education within a caring and happy environment where our children thrive.
We Offer:
Happy, engaged children who love to learn
Classes organised so that you can really focus on children’s learning, with a highly effective support staff team
A school with Reading at its heart
Friendly and supportive staff
A school excited about moving forward with excellent opportunities for professional development
About the Trust
Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 16 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.
Our core values are aspiration, resilience, excellence, integrity and service and our aspiration is for every young person to fulfil their potential. Social mobility and social justice are important to us at Reach South. We equip our leaders to make sure their schools are at the centre of their communities, and provide pathways to success for each pupil.
Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.
Next Steps
If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by calling the Recruitment team on 07759 365064 or emailing us at recruitment@reachsouth.org.
Closing date: for applications is midnight, 24th September 2025
Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for the week commencing 6th October 2025
To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking ‘apply now’ on the advert.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.
Opportunities and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.
We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.
Please note that Reach South Academy Trust is a licenced Sponsor for CoS applications and therefore can consider applications from candidates eligible to apply for Teaching and Teaching Leadership roles (only). For all other roles applicants are required to provide the required documentation where a candidate does not need a Skilled Worker Visa.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Drake Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 171 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Drake Primary Academy website
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