After School Club Assistant - Term Time

Charing CEP School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-3343-107S
• Posted:19/01/2026
• Pay:£24796 FTE (approx £4249 per annum)
• Start Date:w/c 23.02.2026
• App Close Date:29/01/2026 at 14:00
• Interviews:03.02.2026

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We’re looking for a friendly and reliable Afterschool Club Assistant to join our team and help create a safe, fun, and engaging environment for our pupils at the end of the school day.

About the Role

In this role, you’ll support the day‑to‑day running of our afterschool provision, helping to deliver enjoyable activities, supervising play, and ensuring all children feel welcomed and included. You’ll work closely with other staff to provide a positive experience that supports children’s wellbeing, creativity, and confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Welcoming children and ensuring they are safely registered in and out
• Supervising a range of activities including crafts, games, outdoor play, and quiet time
• Supporting positive behaviour and promoting a caring, inclusive environment
• Preparing light snacks and maintaining good hygiene standards
• Communicating effectively with parents, carers, and staff
• Ensuring safeguarding and health & safety procedures are followed at all times

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Warm, approachable, and patient
• Confident working with children
• Able to work as part of a team
• Reliable, proactive, and enthusiastic
• Committed to creating a safe and enjoyable experience for every child

Please see the attached job description with person specification for full details.

The hours of work as for 3 days a week, 2.5 hours per day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 3:15pm – 5:45pm during term time only (7.5 hours per week).

The successful candidate will support our Christian values and ethos.

Charing CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and you will also find a wealth of information about our school on our website Charing Primary School

Please contact the school office to arrange a visit or an informal conversation on 01233 712277 office@charing.kent.sch.uk

Applications should be submitted using the Kent-Teach website as no CV only applications will be accepted.

Information about the school

We are hugely proud of our school set in the beautiful village of Charing in Kent. Our school has a wonderful family feel. We know our children and families well, offer supportive relationships as well as nurturing and developing young learners to be confident and believe in themselves.

Charing has a well-established Christian ethos and our whole school community is committed to developing values which will enable pupils to become curious, passionate, life long learners. This extends to the support we offer our staffing team to ensure everyone is able to work in happy, safe and supportive surroundings.

We work with our extended community to build links with the village and maximise opportunities for children to experience culture, nature and the world around them.

We are a member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk).

Charing Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Every member of our extended school community is valued as an individual and we would warmly welcome you to visit our school, meet the team and see for yourself what makes us special. Charing CEP School is a great place to work!

Please be aware that references will be taken up prior to short listing. We reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Alison Morris
• Address:Aquila, Suites 19 & 20, Motis Business Centre, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4QJ
• Telephone: 01303 905100
• Email: amorris@aquilatrust.co.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and Person Specification