After School Club Supervisor/Teaching Assistant - Part-time

Lorenden Preparatory School, Faversham

• Ref:KCC886-6064-44S
• Posted:02/12/2025
• Pay:£13.45/hour
• Start Date:January 2026
• App Close Date:12/12/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Job Description

The After School Supervisor’s role is including, but not limited to, the following:

• Look after any Nursery and Reception children who are staying after school from 3.30pm until they are collected; Look after any Pre-Prep pupils from 3.45pm until they are collected; Look after any Prep pupils from 5pm until they are collected.
• Administer a light snack to children during this time (no preparation needed);
• Play games, engage with children, read with them, talk to them and generally provide a safe, relaxing and enjoyable after school care experience;
• Recommend resources for purchase;
• Ensure pupils are signed out by parents in an accurate manner and parents are treated courteously;
• Ensure pupils are signed in  / collected for After School Care in a safe and timely manner;
• Take responsibility for the pastoral care of each pupil in After School Care for this time and pass on relevant information to other staff to ensure safety and wellbeing;
• Read communications from the school and respond as appropriate;
• Undertake or maintain required levels of training;
• Be aware of any medical problems; to fill in an accident report form as required if present at the time of an accident, ensuring that parents / staff are informed;
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school; 
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
• To be aware of key school policies especially those related to safeguarding, supervision, first aid, health & safety, emergency procedures, anti-bullying and behaviour.
• Participate in the school’s appraisal system

The Teaching Assistant’s role is including, but not limited to, the following:

• Work with the direction of class teachers, as per the timetable, whilst using a large amount

of initiative, independence and proactive behaviour.

• Maintain excellent communication with class teachers.
• In the absence of the class teacher, to maintain the class register and / or cover a class.
• Be flexible and work across other classes and year groups as directed, and at short notice if

required and to undertake extra duties as required.

• Tidy and keep classrooms in good order, maintaining high standards of hygiene.
• Maintain a friendly but professional relationship with parents, ensuring that the class

teacher is made aware of any concerns or queries.

• Ensure familiarity with key school policies, including ‘Behaviour’, ‘Safeguarding & Child

Protection’, ‘Supervision’ and Anti-Bullying’. Ensure policies are followed at all times.

• Supervise children at concerts, events, trips, playground duties etc as required.
• Undertake appropriate external INSET and report back to colleagues; suggest ideas to

colleagues for the classroom.

• Undertake regular safeguarding and other mandatory training as directed.
• Participate in Staff Development through Appraisal and Supervision meetings.
• Support the school in the community.

Information about the school

Lorenden Prep School is a small school of approximately 110 pupils, ages 3-11, with an excellent local reputation; most pupils come to the school from recommendations from other parents or staff. It is a friendly, family environment with one form entry and with high expectations of pupils of all ages. Lorenden was awarded the highest grades of ‘Excellent’ in all categories in its most recent Educational Quality Inspection by ISI. The Head is a member of IAPS and Lorenden is within the Methodist Independent Schools Trust.

Lorenden has flourished because staff have given generously and willingly of their time and energy to aid the academic and personal development of the pupils in the many forms that this may take.

It is the abiding hope of the Governors and Head that all staff will approach their employment by the school in that same spirit. We develop self-disciplined, thoughtful children with a cheerful ‘can-do’ attitude to life and a strong sense of fair play. We thoroughly prepare our children socially, physically and intellectually for secondary education so that they can take with them happy memories of their time with us.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Nicola McIntosh
• Address:Lorenden Preparatory School, Painters Forstal, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0EN
• Telephone: 01795 590030
• Email: office@lorenden.org

Documents

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• Job Description and Person Specification