Afterschool Club Leader (4 days a week - Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri)

Cold Harbour Church of England School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 7PD

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE)

Afterschool Club Leader (4 days a week - Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri) job summary

The Afterschool Club Leader supports the school’s commitment to high quality wraparound care by creating a safe, nurturing, and enjoyable end of day experience for pupils. Through effective leadership, engaging play opportunities, and strong relationships with children and families, the role promotes wellbeing, positive behaviour, and inclusive social interaction. The postholder ensures that the club environment is well managed, healthy, and secure, while overseeing daily administration, upholding safeguarding standards, and modelling the school’s ethos of friendliness, openness, and empowerment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Delivering high quality care and safety for all children and be responsible for the management of the Out of School Club team.

Build strong relationships with children and their parents.

To ensure that Food provided is balanced, healthy and adheres to government food standards

Participate in the short- and long-term planning of effective and creative play opportunities that are suitable for all children.

Direct, initiate, and encourage other members of staff to always deliver appropriate games and activities.

Carry out daily administration duties including record keeping, handling payments from parents and bookings through Bromcom, ensure policies and procedures are current and adhered to.

Qualifications (preferable)

Experience working with children in a school, childcare, or youth setting

Understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures, with a commitment to promoting pupil welfare

Basic knowledge of behaviour management strategies, and ability to support positive play and interactions

Good communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently and kindly with pupils and staff

Ability to organise and lead play activities, encouraging inclusive and cooperative play

First aid training (or willingness to undertake training as required)

Awareness of health and safety procedures, particularly in outdoor and playground environments

Person Specification

A warm and approachable manner, with a genuine interest in supporting children’s wellbeing and social development

The ability to work collaboratively within a team, contributing positively to shared goals and daily routines

Confidence in leading play activities and managing pupil behaviour in line with school policies

A calm, consistent approach to resolving minor incidents and promoting respectful interactions

Reliability, punctuality, and a strong sense of responsibility for pupil safety and supervision

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 Cold Harbour Church of England School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cold Harbour Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cold-harbour-church-of-england-school-milton-keynes

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes