After School Club Assistant

Evenwood Church of England Primary School, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9QZ

13 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 February 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: £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) Casual Position - Monday to Friday, term time only. NJC Grade C, spinal point 3.

After School Club Assistant job summary

One Excellence Multi Academy Trust is a Multi Academy Trust made up of four schools. The Trust was founded in July 2017, and is a mixed Multi Academy Trust. The vision and rationale behind the wider partnership are based on shared values and aspirations, a strong sense of community identity and values of inclusion and aspiration for all.

One Excellence Multi Academy Trust believes in supporting and investing in its staff and has a structured health and well-being programme. The programme includes physiotherapy, nurse support service and drop-in clinic, counselling, mindfulness sessions, weight management, stress awareness, GP consultations and private medical operations if required. We are also keen for staff to be able to reach their full potential and offer a range of professional development opportunities in all areas of education, nurturing and leadership.

Evenwood Church of England Primary School require an After School Club Assistant to support children with wraparound care. This is a new venture for the school and will allow the right candidate to make sure that the provision is a success for the school and our families.

At Evenwood, every child is distinct in their own way and we want their primary education to be as distinct as them and certainly a chapter of their lives that they will remember. We want each child to strive for academic success in all areas, by generating a real love for learning and offering them experiences that allow them to understand the world around them. We want them to be able to have these experiences the whole time they are in our care. You will have experience working with children; this may be within a school or childcare setting. You will have strong teamwork skills, be caring, self-motivated and patient.

Your responsibilities will include:

Preparing snacks and drinks

Supporting children with their self-care and promoting independence where appropriate

Providing nurturing and inclusive care for our youngest children

Planning and preparing structured, fun and age-appropriate activities to keep the children engaged

Building positive professional relationships with families and providing safe handovers with parents/carers

To adhere to stringent safeguarding practices.

Disclosure: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met. Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Posts are subject to a satisfactory DBS, reference checks and social media checks and are not open to anyone on the DBS Barred List.

If you think this post is for you, please contact Beth Dawson, Headteacher, for an informal discussion and/or to visit our school on (01740) 651482.

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.