After School Club Assistant

Oxhey Nursery School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4RL

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  4 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)

After School Club Assistant job summary

Are you passionate about working with young children and creating a nurturing, educational environment?

We're looking for a dedicated After School Club Assistant to join our team and make a difference in the lives of children aged 2, 3 and 4 at Oxhey Nursery School.

At Oxhey Nursery School we believe that every child deserves a safe and stimulating space to learn, grow, and have fun. Our after-school club is a place where imagination knows no bounds, and where we foster a love for exploration and discovery.

The School:

At Oxhey Nursery we believe that early years educational settings are crucial for a child’s development. Learning is the key to everything we do, but most importantly we know learning must be fun! Each day is spent developing children who are curious learners and preparing them for a life packed full of knowledge. Oxhey has gone to great lengths to create an inspirational learning environment for the children, staff & families.

The individual:

At Oxhey Nursery we want to make a change for people with careers in early years setting, we are looking for a team who see their role as more than a job. Our team must understand the importance of listening, observing & teaching the children though learning based play. We are a diverse and inclusive workforce packed full of like-minded educators who share a passion for knowledge & child development. You must be eager to learn, we encourage our teams to reach their full potential and we support them with a mix of growth initiatives and an incomparable learning environment from our Hertfordshire County Council apprenticeship scheme & the Continuing Professional Development programme.

What we are looking for:

As an After School Club Assistant, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the happiness and well-being of our little ones. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in planning and implementing age-appropriate activities.
• Providing a caring and supportive environment.
• Support the children to enjoy a tea that they support with preparing and serving.

Oxhey Nursery is located with working distance of Bushey Train Station and Main Bus routes from all over Hertfordshire.

The role is Monday - Friday 3pm - 6pm = 15 hours a week

Our Benefits

As Oxhey Nursery part of the Hertfordshire County Council your employment will include the following benefits:

Job security

Apprenticeship Scheme

Continuing Professional Development

Private medical insurance - physio, 24GP and much more

Discounted gym subscription

Cycle to work scheme

Hertfordshire reward programme

Government pension scheme

Mental Health Support: Wellbeing coach, calming staff lounge

50% off childcare

We are also recruiting a Breakfast club assistant, please do let us know in your application if you would like to be considered for both positions.

This school is proud to be a member of the Roots Federation, a collaboration of three maintained Nursery Schools in Hertfordshire. United by our belief that every child under five deserves the best start, we are committed to nurturing vital skills for success at school and beyond. Our core values shape everything we do, supporting early years settings to deliver excellence for every child.

Oxhey Nursery School is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Oxhey Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Oxhey Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 68 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oxhey Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oxhey-early-years-centre

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