After School Club Assistant - Part-time

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-2127-108S
• Posted:11/09/2023
• Pay:Actual salary £7,399 per annum
• Start Date:October 2023
• App Close Date:09/10/2023 at 22:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Paddock Wood Primary Academy has a fantastic opportunity and are seeking to appoint an After School Club Assistant to join our academy from October 2023. This role is ideal for those who genuinely have a passion for helping children and supporting our team to provide excellent provisions outside of the classroom for our pupils. Our appointed candidate will receive full support and training from colleagues and respective staff.

Each and every member of staff, regardless of their position or seniority, is expected to participate in the overall running of the school and to act as a positive role model for our students. In and out of the classroom you will encourage and promote positive behaviour and effectively manage any situation that threatens to impact on the progress of other students.

Main responsibilities include: 

• To support other team members in the planning of the daily activities to ensure children’s needs are met and when required, supervise the safe escorting of children to ensure their wellbeing at all times.
• Work with other staff to provide healthy meals/snacks in order to promote healthy eating and maintain the standard of cleanliness and hygiene, before, during and at the end of each session, to ensure the well-being of the children and staff.
• Advise the Lead Supervisor of any concerns e.g. regarding children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary, to ensure the wellbeing of the children and work within KCC Guidelines for Child Protection and the academy safeguarding policy to ensure the wellbeing of the children.
• Support staff in ensuring that high standards are maintained in the running of the club, including how the resources (staff, premises and equipment) are used to ensure the needs of the children are met and support the supervisor in ensuring that all records are maintained ensuring confidentiality of information.
• Ensure that children, whilst in the Breakfast and After School Club, have access to appropriate activities to support their physical, emotional, social and intellectual development giving consideration to families’ ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds to ensure that the school’s Equal Opportunities policy is adhered to.
• Support with ordering all grocery items for the After School Club each week.
• Ensure the supervision of pupils at the After School Club and safe transfer to parents at the end of each session​​​​​​​

The hours are: 3.00pm-6.15pm Monday - Friday. This role offers an actual salary of £7,399 per annum (£20,103 full time equivalent) based on 16.25 hours per week, Term Time only.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Information about the school

We are a large three form entry Primary School situated in Paddock Wood. We pride ourselves on being at the heart of the community. As the Interim Principal of Paddock Wood Primary Academy, I am honoured to serve a community with so much tradition, culture, ambition and love for their children.

We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, enriched through our after school clubs and co-curricular activities which are made accessible to all. As an IB World School, our curriculum provision is enhanced further through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). It is an aspirational high quality inquiry-led learning framework, where the National Curriculum is delivered through in-context experiences. Through the IB PYP curriculum framework, children are encouraged to be risk-takers, life-long learners and global citizens.

We believe that there are no limits to what we can achieve when we work together. Our values of ‘aspire, respect and persevere’ permeate through everything we say and do. Our academy is dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We believe in nurturing the whole child and encouraging our children to explore their interests and passions and achieving excellence.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve (Head of Recruitment - LAT)
• Address:Old Kent Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6JE
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Enquiries@paddockwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk

Fax: (01892) 833672

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• Club assistant | Job Description | Paddock Wood Primary Academy