Extended Services Manager - Part-time

Loose Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2044-277S
• Posted:22/05/2024
• Pay:Kent Range 6 FTE £25,127, paid pro rata
• Start Date:Term 6 once recruitment checks
• App Close Date:03/06/2024 at 09:00
• Interviews:w/c 10th June 2024

Advert

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, fun and creative person to join our school.  We wish to appoint an Extended Services Manager, providing 18 hours support every week. Hours to be discussed with candidates at interview.  This is a permanent post, for 52 weeks per year.

We are looking for candidates with commitment, energy and drive to join our team and work closely with staff to provide positive experiences for our pupils. This post would suit either experienced candidates or we can provide training.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and promotion of holiday play scheme and after school club services, including management of other staff members.  They will lead and manage this provision within the school, producing staffing rotas, planning and managing schedules and liaising with daily leaders to ensure a varied and quality provision of activities.  Role responsibilities are detailed on the attached job description.

We expect the successful candidates to:

• Have high expectations of behaviour and inspire and motivate our children;

• Be supportive, nurturing and understanding with high expectations.

• Seek to make learning exciting and a positive experience.

• Communicate well with parents, carers and members of staff, as well as pupils.

• Demonstrate good communication skills both orally and written.

• Work well as part of a team;

In return you will receive:

• • Excellent professional development
• Access to private healthcare, including 24 hr GP access
• Annual flu job offered to staff
• A family first approach - cover to ensure that you don't miss important family events
• Free access to wraparound care for primary aged children attending trust schools.  This includes access to the holiday play scheme when staff are working, including for children who attend other schools
• All staff have access to Kent Rewards, a site offering cashback, discounts and vouchers for a range of popular high street stores

Visits to the school are encouraged and should be arranged through the school office. Please ask for Mrs. S Hilder (01622) 743549

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Appointments made are subject to a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received, which may lead to earlier interviews / job offer being made.

Information about the school

Loose Primary School is a large, oversubscribed 3-form entry school set within an amazing community and beautiful surroundings. The school has created an ambitious vision to provide children with a world-class education. Children are motivated and willing to learn and flourish when provided with exciting learning opportunities, the chance to take risks and bring their imaginations to life. Our school facilities support these opportunities; we have our own swimming pool, superb art, computing and PE resources as well as vast grounds that can be endlessly explored

Our staff team are highly motivating and work together to develop themselves and one another. Children are at the heart of everything we do and the professional development we offer ensures that staff continually improve for the benefit of the children.

Loose is part of the Coppice Primary Partnership incorporating; Loose Primary School, Coxheath Primary School and St Katherines School and Nursery. This partnership proves invaluable in providing many exciting career opportunities for staff to explore as well as providing excellent staff support and development. Please feel free to discuss this further with us.

Further information about all schools is available on their websites, which can be found on the following links:

https://www.loose-primary.kent.sch.uk/

https://www.stkatherineskent.co.uk/

https://www.coxheath.kent.sch.uk/

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Samantha Hilder
• Address:Loose Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9UW
• Telephone: (01622) 743549
• Email: hr@coppicepp.org

Fax: 01622 746214

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Person Specification
• Job Description