Wrap Around Care Manager
Whitkirk Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 0EU7 days remaining to apply
Closing date
5 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,841.33 - £18,753.00 Annually (Actual)
Wrap Around Care Manager job summary
- Maternity Cover. Term Time Only plus 5 additional weeks
- Working hours in term time are 22.5 hours/week (7:30am-9:00am and 3:00pm-6:00pm)
- Additional weeks to be worked over the holiday periods where our childcare is open over summer, October half term, and Easter
- Working hours in holidays to be discussed in interview (but likely to be condensed to 7:45am-5:30pm)
For more information on our wrap around care, click here: Wake Up and Wind Down Wrap Around Care
We are delighted to offer a unique and exciting opportunity to join the vibrant Whitkirk Primary School community as a Wraparound Club Manager from September 2025. This is a role offering variety, leadership, and the chance to make a real difference in children's lives throughout the school day and beyond. You will lead our thriving Wraparound provision, ensuring high-quality, engaging, and safe care for children before and after school, as well as supporting during some school holiday sessions. You’ll manage a small team of Playworkers, plan activities, oversee safeguarding and wellbeing, and liaise with parents and carers.
About our School
Whitkirk is proud to be known as “the school with a big heart,” and we’re looking for someone who will bring warmth, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence to our busy school office. Our mission is simple but powerful: to ensure every child is empowered to be “the best that they can be.” As the first point of contact for many visitors, you will play a vital role in supporting our pupils, staff, and families. Whitkirk is proud to be part of the Red Kite Learning Trust, offering access to high-quality professional development, collaboration opportunities, and a deeply supportive ethos. We are a school that puts people first – children, families, and staff – and our mission is simple: to help every child be “the best that they can be".
Our core values of achievement, safety, respect, friendship, forgiveness, trust aren’t just words; they shape everything we do. Here’s what you can expect when you join us:
- Generous pension scheme with an employer rate of 19% plus a wide range of benefits, discounts, and rewards. Details HERE.
- Flexible working options – We understand the importance of work-life balance and are happy to explore arrangements that suit both you and the role.
- A genuinely supportive environment – We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being, making Crawshaw Academy a place where you can thrive.
- A strong sense of community – Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our culture.
- Ongoing professional development – We invest in your growth at every stage of your career, helping you reach your full potential.
For more about Whitkirk Primary School click the ‘view our careers page’ button.
About You:
To be a good fit for this role, you will:
- Have experience working with children in both educational and childcare settings.
- Be confident leading a small team and planning engaging play-based activities.
- Communicate effectively and builds strong relationships with children, staff, and families.
- Have a good understanding of safeguarding, behaviour management, and inclusive practice.
- Bring warmth, enthusiasm, and a commitment to ensuring every child feels valued and supported.
- Be flexible, organised, and thrives in a dynamic school environment.
Next Steps
Let’s Connect: We are more than happy to answer any questions you might have about our school or this opportunity and we warmly invite you to visit ahead of applying if you would like to meet the team. To speak with us or to arrange a visit, please contact Angela Quarmby (Senior Administrator) at quarmbya@wps.rklt.co.uk.
Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.
Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.
Closing Date: 5th June 2025 @ 12pm
Interviews: 10th June 2025
Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW to start your application.
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 are not accepted.
About Whitkirk Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whitkirk Primary School website
Whitkirk Primary School has a big heart – it is a happy school in which our pupils are encouraged to become considerate and responsible members of society. Our dedicated and passionate staff work hard to make sure everyone feels cared for, safe and valued.
Our vision is ‘to be the best that we can be’. We aim to create determined and resilient learners for life. We want our pupils to enjoy their days at school and to know the joys of learning, discovery and challenge.
We want to work in partnership with you, our parents, as this is key to success. We will work together to make sure every child has the opportunity to achieve their potential and treat every child as the unique and extraordinary individual that they are.
Whitkirk is a much-loved primary school with a fantastic school community. We are very proud of our locality; as you can see from our school logo, we have a strong relationship with our church, St Mary’s, where we both visit reciprocally and also Temple Newsam which poses the perfect opportunity to learn about the fascinating history of our local area.
Primary school years are so important, and a time where so many special memories can be made. I am extremely proud of Whitkirk, and would be delighted to show you around our school and share our journey with YOU.
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