Extended Provision Assistant (After School club - food and snack focus)

Millbrook Primary School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.63 - £14.86 Hourly Grade 4, SCP 4 - 5. FTE - £25,185 - £25,584. Actual (based on 7 hrs/wk) - £3,995.04 - £4,058.34

Extended Provision Assistant (After School club - food and snack focus) job summary

Join our friendly Kids Club and Mini Kids team at Millbrook to help create a fun, safe and exciting environment where children can relax, play, learn and thrive before and after the school day. This role is perfect for someone energetic, caring and creative who enjoys working with children and has a passion for preparing healthy, child-friendly food and snacks.

Preparing tasty meals and snacks, you’ll play an important part in making every session enjoyable, welcoming and memorable for the children in our care.

Key Responsibilities

• Help provide a warm, caring and stimulating environment with a range of fun play, creative and social activities for children.
• Take a leading role in planning, preparing and serving healthy, appealing food and drinks for children, encouraging positive eating habits and ensuring all meals meet dietary needs, school food standards and food hygiene regulations.
• Create exciting nutritious snack and meal experiences that children enjoy for our after-school.
• Support children to develop confidence, friendships and positive behaviour through encouragement and clear boundaries.
• Support the safe collection and handover of children at the beginning and end of sessions.
• Help maintain a safe, clean and organised environment, ensuring equipment, food preparation areas and play spaces meet high standards of hygiene and safety.
• Support with daily administration, registers and record keeping where required.
• Work collaboratively as part of the wider school team and contribute ideas to help develop and improve the club.
• Administer first aid and medication in line with school procedures where appropriate.
• Take part in relevant training and development opportunities, including food hygiene and playwork training.
• Build positive relationships with parents/carers, colleagues and external agencies, helping create a welcoming community atmosphere within the club.

Working Pattern

• Tuesday: 3:00pm - 5:00pm (or 3:15pm start available)
• Thursday: 3:00pm - 5:00pm (or 3:15pm start available)
• Friday: 3:00pm - 5:00pm or 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Flexible start arrangements can be discussed for the right candidate.

Visit to Millbrook and to see the after school club in action are encouraged. Please contact the school office via phone or email to arrange a visit.

Telephone: 01235 764822

Email: officemb@mbk.cambrianlt.org

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

SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT

Millbrook Primary School and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.

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 Millbrook Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 486 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Millbrook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millbrook-primary-school-wantage

Millbrook Primary School

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