Care Club Session Supervisor

Menston Primary School, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6NY

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required as soon as possible - start date to be agreed with the successful candidate

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.47 Annually (Actual)

Care Club Session Supervisor job summary

Afternoon Session Supervisor, 16.25 hours per week term time only, Monday to Friday 3 pm to 6.15 pm to work in our very popular Care Club - a wraparound childcare facility for children attending Menston Primary School.

There may be opportunities to work some morning sessions 7.15 am or 7.45 am to 9 am alongside this post should this be of interest to candidates.

Governors seek to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Session Supervisor to join the strong staff team working in our wrap around childcare facility. The successful candidate will closely with our experienced Manager to contribute to the leadership of our popular and successful childcare facility.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working with primary school age children, ideally with some experience of providing high-quality before and after school childcare
• Be willing to support the wider work of Care Club
• Be a well organised, friendly and flexible team player, with good interpersonal skills
• Be committed to forging excellent relationships with children, staff, parents and other professionals
• Support our school in our strong commitment to safeguarding children

• Hold a paediatric first aid qualification, or be willing to undertake the training

Priorities for the successful candidate will be:

• To support the Care Club Manager in the organisation and delivery of high-quality wrap around childcare
• To organise and lead consistently effective and appropriate supervision and support for children
• To plan, coordinate, promote and provide a wide range of inclusive, creative and enjoyable play opportunities for children

• To deal with any issues, immediate problems or emergencies that arise in line with school policies and procedures, liaising with colleagues and the Care Club Manager where necessary, e.g. dealing with a sick, injured or distressed child

We can offer you:

• A well-established, high quality and successful Care Club with its own dedicated playrooms and a wide variety of appealing outdoor spaces in a beautiful village setting

• A friendly, caring, dedicated, motivated staff and Leadership Team
• High quality training relevant to the role and support in implementing systems improvements

• Fantastic children who enjoy Care Club

If you have the skills and ambition to join our team, we would love to hear from you. In your personal statement we are looking for you to highlight your strengths, interests and relevant experience that would make you suitable for this post and ways in which you think you could make a positive contribution to the Care Club and a wider contribution to our school.

We would strongly encourage interested candidates to visit our website at www.menstonprimary.co.uk for more information about our wonderful school and Care Club.

Interested candidates are welcome to visit Care Club. Please contact Hannah Veil at recruitment@menston.mlt.co.uk to arrange an appointment or if you have any questions relating to this post.

Note: we are unable to accept CVs

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 Menston Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Menston Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/menston-primary-school-ilkley

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