Wraparound Assistant – After School Club - Part-time

St Michael's Prep School, Otford

• Ref:KCC886-6016-331S
• Posted:20/06/2025
• Pay:£24,514.00 - £26,991.00 FTE
• Start Date:01/09/2025
• App Close Date:31/08/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Wraparound Assistant – After School Club 

We are recruiting for multiple positions to join our Wraparound team working up to 18 hours per week. 

Hours available are 3:30pm and 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only (TTO) 

We will accept applications from those seeking less than 18 hours per week and will consider job share arrangements. 

Our After School Club, The Hive, is looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to help organise games, take part in arts and craft and oversee tea-time for our delightful, well-behaved children. We need good communicators, with a positive “can do” approach, who relate well to children. 

We also require a level 3 qualified Early Years practitioner to work in our after-school club, Mini Hive. This After School Club is designed for our youngest children, aged 2 to 4. The ideal candidate must be kind, caring, fun and creative.    

We are keen to employ people who are available between 3.30 and 6.30pm any weekday(s) during term time based on St Michaels’ published term dates of 33 weeks per year. 

To join the team from September, submit an online application form. As part of the application process, please state your preferred working day(s). 

DBS, References and security checks are required. 

Please note applicants without relevant Teaching Assistant qualifications, NVQ3 or equivalent experience are welcome to apply. The starting salary for this role is £24,514 full time equivalent (FTE). 

If you have the skills and qualities we're looking for, we would love to hear from you. 

Informal visits welcome; please contact the HR department for further details. 

We reserve the right to interview and / or appoint prior to the closing date. 

St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service, and online digital presence checks if invited to interview. 

Information about the school

St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school. We provide a wonderful learning environment to approximately 480 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location, overlooking one hundred acres of land. Our state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active, and inspiring. Children continue into the Prep School, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

We can offer you:

A first-class working environment within a welcoming team, modern and well-maintained IT infrastructure; supportive colleagues; competitive rates; small class sizes; free parking on site. We believe in providing a rounded education where children can pursue their passions, challenge themselves and enjoy a creative and innovative environment. We are continually looking for ways to improve our curriculum and facilities, making them more vibrant, inspiring and in step with our ever-changing world.

Our school motto: perseverantia, sapientia, gratia (perseverance, wisdom, and gratitude) encapsulates our ethos of striving for success and using our skills to make a difference. These values are instilled daily throughout the St Michael’s journey for our pupils, and we strongly believe that to teach our children about the importance of lifelong learning, we must first model this ourselves.

St Michael’s actively manages the inclusion of its people and values diversity, believing that our different ways of being and thinking adds value to our school community. We are committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our values in this area.

If you would like to apply for this role, we look forward to receiving your completed application through our recruitment portal.

For further enquiries please contact the HR department at recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk or telephone us on 01959 522137.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Carol Hughes
• Address:Otford Court, Row Dow, Otford, Kent, TN14 5RY
• Telephone: 01959 522137
• Email: recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01959 522137