Breakfast and After School Club Assistant
Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 September 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
- £25,816.00 - £26,016.00 Annually (FTE) £2,333.71 to £2,351.78 Annually (Actual)
Breakfast and After School Club Assistant job summary
Location: Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Contract: Permanent, 4 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Working Pattern: Monday 07:30 - 08:30, Wednesday 15:30 - 17:00, Friday 15:30 - 17:00
Salary (Actual): ALT Grade C -£2,333.71 to £2,351.78
Help create a safe, positive start or finish to every child’s school day.
We are looking for a caring and dependable BASC Assistant to support the breakfast and after-school club at Cromwell Community College in Chatteris. Working with children across the College community, the role centres on providing attentive supervision, encouraging positive play and participation, and helping the club run smoothly. We are looking for someone who communicates warmly with pupils, manages behaviour calmly and consistently, and takes a practical approach to children’s individual needs. With safeguarding and wellbeing at its heart, this is a hands-on opportunity to become part of a supportive team and make a valued contribution to children’s daily experience of school.
Summary of Key Responsibilities
- Supervise pupils throughout breakfast and after-school club sessions, maintaining a safe, orderly and welcoming environment.
- Encourage participation in activities and support positive behaviour, play and relationships.
- Safeguard pupils’ health and welfare, reporting concerns or incidents promptly and following academy policies.
- Assist children with food, hygiene, dressing and other individual needs while encouraging independence.
- Prepare, clear away and safely store dining furniture, activity resources and club equipment
Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more information, please contact Vicki Walpole, Human Resources and Recruitment Officer, at: vwalpole@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk
All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 4 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cromwell Community College
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1539 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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