Wrap Around Care Assistant - Afternoons (7.5hrs per week)

Lessness Heath Primary School, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6HB

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP, subject to vetting checks

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £4,368.00 Annually (Actual) 7.5hrs after School. 38 working weeks per year. (FTE 25,942)

Wrap Around Care Assistant - Afternoons (7.5hrs per week) job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated individual to supervise children attending our Warp Around Care provision after school.

This position is to be worked on five afternoons per week, between 3pm to 4.30pm, term time only, we are also recruiting for a staff member to work in the provision before school.

The Role

You will organise and lead, in collaboration with the children, a range of play of suitable activities and programmes, ensuring a safe, stimulating, creative and inspiring environment for a range of age groups.

You will be responsible for safeguarding the children during the breakfast and afterschool periods, supervising any relevant meals/snacks as required.

You will develop and maintain positive relationships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate the day-to-day caring needs of their children.

About You

You will be trustworthy, enthusiastic, full of energy, well-organised, and self-motivated. You will also have excellent communication skills and be able to build a strong and appropriate rapport with children and parents/carers.

You will have patience, enthusiasm, and a sense of humour to make a positive difference. You will be able to support children in their play while maintaining their safety and following the school's behaviour guidelines.

You must also demonstrate good food hygiene practices and follow the school health and safety policies.

Previous experience working with children and knowledge of safeguarding would be advantageous in this role. However, full training will be available.

Next Steps

If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation before applying for the post, please call us. We will happily help you with as many details as possible to support this process.

When you have enough information to decide to apply, please complete all sections of the application form via MyNewTerm.  CVs will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified of the shortlisting decisions by email. References for shortlisted candidates may be requested before interviews.

If you experience any issues while using MyNewTerm, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team at hr@theprimaryfirsttrust.co.uk.

Please note that if a suitable candidate is identified, interviews for this position may be conducted earlier than the stated closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will ensure consideration for the position and increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.

Safer Recruitment, Inclusive and Diversity

The Primary First Trust is committed to safeguarding, Prevent and the welfare of pupils and this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance, health clearance, social media checks, a probationary period and satisfactory references.

The Trust strives to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where everyone can feel to be themselves and experiences a strong sense of belonging.

The Trust wholeheartedly supports the principle of equality and diversity in employment. It opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sex. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds from as wide a range as possible, and we seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole. All applications for employment with the Trust will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.

No agencies, please. We will contact you if we need support on recruitment.

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 Lessness Heath Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 658 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lessness Heath Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lessness-heath-primary-school

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