After School Club Assistant

Giles Junior School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4JQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  15 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: H2 - Herts Scale

After School Club Assistant job summary

After School Club Assistant — Giles Junior School

Hours: 12.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 3:00-5:30pm
Working pattern: Term time only
Salary: H2

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and reliable After School Club Assistant to join our team and help children enjoy a safe, welcoming and stimulating end to their school day.

Working under the direction of the After School Club Manager, you will help plan and deliver activities that encourage children’s social, physical, creative and emotional development through play.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting and supervising children during activities.

• Preparing, serving and clearing away refreshments.

• Helping maintain attendance registers and supporting safe collection by parents and carers.

• Keeping the club environment tidy and reporting unsafe equipment.

• Following the school’s safeguarding procedures.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with school-age children, an understanding of play and child development, and the ability to build positive relationships. You should be a supportive team member with good communication skills, high expectations for behaviour and a commitment to inclusion. A good standard of general education and a Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification are required.

Giles Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About Giles Junior School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 346 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Giles Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/giles-junior-school

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