Afterschool Club Assistant
Abbey Infants' School, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8JA5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
5 July 2024 at 8am
Date listed
21 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, term time: 15 hours per week 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22737
Actual salary
- £7759
Pay scale
- NJC Band 1 SCP 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our After School Club team across our Infant and Junior Schools. Previous experience is not essential as full training will be given.
We are looking for someone who:
- A passion for working with children.
- An interest in developing our new after school club and the drive to make it a success.
- Good organisational and communication skills.
- A commitment to the safeguarding of children.
- Motivation, flexibility and a team player.
- Has high expectations of children's behaviour and an understanding of what motivates children
- Is a good team member
- Has an outgoing personality and enjoys working with children
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
- A wonderful place to work, learn and develop
- Pupils with excellent behaviour and a thirst for knowledge
- Happy and welcoming pupils, staff, governors and parents
- Exciting visions for the future
- Warm, collegiate and supportive environment
- High quality Continuous Professional Development
Further details about the role
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Assist with the day to day operation of the After School Club
- Ensure that the programme of activities is interesting to the children using the facilities by providing a variety of educational and recreational activities, taking into account individual needs
- Assist in the day to day administration, record keeping, ordering and purchasing of equipment, supplies and resources
- Ensure that parents, carers and other visitors are made to feel welcome on visiting the club and that they receive appropriate information and advice
- Administ basic First Aid where necessary
- Assist with setting up
and clearing away at the beginning and end of each session
- Liaise with parents, school and other agencies as appropriate, and encourage parental involvement and support of the club in the absence of the leader
- Attend meetings as required
- Be aware of and implement Health & Safety procedures, in relation to equipment used, activities undertaken and preparation of food on the premises
- Assist the leader with planning and development of the club, in line with School requirements as requested
- Provide equality of opportunity to all within the out of school club environment, including children, staff and parents
- Ensure confidentiality of any information received and work within the remit of the Data Protection Act
- Take reasonable care of your own Health & Safety and co-operate with management, as far as is necessary to enable compliance with the School’s Health & Safety rules and legislative requirements
- Undertake such personal training that may be deemed necessary to meet the duties of the post
- Demonstrate and promote commitment to Equal Opportunities and to the elimination of behaviour and practices that could be discriminatory.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to Claire.Rochester@abbeyschools.org.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Abbey Infants' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 265 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Abbey Infants' School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Claire.Rochester@abbeyschools.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01325 380748
We are a warm, inclusive family school with a strong sense of community and a commitment to excellence for all children in our care. We aim to ensure that our children feel safe and happy and achieve their potential as unique individuals and as learners.
Abbey is a learning community, which evolves and changes. We believe that education is about expanding our expectations and building on firm foundations. It is critical for our success that every learner is well equipped with a balance of social, moral and academic skills. We have excellent staff who are committed to providing unique, stimulating and interesting learning opportunities, which motivate our learners to apply their skills
Arranging a visit to Abbey Infants' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Claire.Rochester@abbeyschools.org.uk.
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