Main Areas of Responsibility

Summary

We are looking for an After School Club Assistant to work under the guidance of the After School Club Leader and Principal to provide childcare for pupils attending the After School Club at Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane.

You will be working closely with the children providing encouragement and supervision for the duration of the club, ensuring their safety, welfare, and physical and mental wellbeing. Alongside the leader, you will assist in providing a wide range of play activities in a relaxed, informed and caring environment, whilst maintaining good order and discipline.

Next Steps

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website. 

Skills

Main Areas of Responsibility

As our After School Club Assistant, you will:

• Assist in the preparation of snacks and meals cleaning away and washing up when required.
• To be responsible for a group of children.
• Assist in ensuring that the children are safe at all times and dealing with any likely causes of danger.
• To attend occasional staff meetings.
• To attend training sessions occasionally, if required, at a mutually agreed time and date.
• To undertake any other task as required by management within the purpose of the job.
• To inform SLT  immediately of any incident which could be detrimental to the well-being of any child within the Club’s care.
• To offer ideas and participate in new and improved play activities. This will involve offering a weekly activity, e.g. arts and crafts, physical, cooking etc.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• • NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant or equivalent
  • First Aid Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
  • Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to acquire). 
  • Experience of working with children of relevant age
  • Experience of working with children who may have additional needs
  • The ability to encourage and inspire young people
  • Good organisational skills
  • Effective team worker
  • The ability to use own initiative

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Benefits

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.