Before/After School Club Assistant

Billingshurst Primary Academy, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9RE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): Various positions available including casual hours Monday - Friday between 7:15am - 9:00am and 15:00 - 18:00 (with a majority of hours required on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796 - £25,185
• Actual salary: £4,202.73 based on 7.5 hours

What skills and experience we're looking for

Billingshurst Primary Academy is seeking reliable and professional Before and After School Club Assistants to support our Breakfast and After-School provisions. This role is vital in ensuring our pupils have a structured, safe, and supervised environment outside of core school hours.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience: Proven experience working with children in a structured environment.

• Communication: The ability to communicate effectively with staff, parents, and pupils.

• Competency: Basic food hygiene knowledge and first aid certification (or a willingness to undergo training).

• Character: A calm, patient, fun and dependable approach to childcare.

What the school offers its staff

Key Responsibilities

• Supervision: Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils aged between 4 and 11 during morning and afternoon sessions.

• Activity Delivery: Facilitating age-appropriate activities, including indoor play, arts and craft, outdoor games, and quiet time.

• Nutrition: Assisting with the preparation and serving of healthy snacks and breakfast items.

• Professionalism: Maintaining accurate attendance registers and adhering to the school’s safeguarding and behaviour policies.

Application Process

If you are interested, please download further information and an application form from our website https://www.billingshurstprimary.org.uk/vacancies . Please email your completed application form to office@billingshurstprimary.org.uk. If you have any questions on job specifics, please contact our school office on 01403 782789. Tours/visits are warmly encouraged and can also be arranged by ringing this number.

Please Note: We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Billingshurst Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

After School Club Assistant Job Description(1).docx.pdf - 633 KB (opens in new tab)

About Billingshurst Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 607 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Billingshurst Primary Academy website
• Email address: office@billingshurstprimary.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/billingshurst-primary-school-billingshurst

Arranging a visit to Billingshurst Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@billingshurstprimary.org.uk.

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