Walton Oak Primary School is looking to recruit a caring and enthusiastic person to join our After School Club team. Main responsibilities include the set up and leading of engaging activities including crafts, role play and games. In addition, After School Club team members are responsible for the preparation and serving of food for the children. The right candidate will be willing to engage children in exciting play that makes them feel welcome and settled in our After School Clubs.
Walton Oak Primary School is a two form entry primary school which enjoys a vibrant community and a strong team committed to ensuring the provision is right for every child.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Wants to work in a provision that is stimulating, safe, caring and creative
- Has a good level of written and spoken English
- Will support Breakfast and After School Club leaders, following policies in regards to safeguarding
- Is proactive
- Able to work as part of a team and be flexible
- Uses their own initiative to suggest and implement creative ideas.
Hours & Salary:
- This is a term time post (38 weeks), plus one week of which is training hours.
- After School Club is 3:10pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Walton Oak is part of the Lumen Learning Trust. For more information about the school or the Lumen Learning Trust itself, please look at our website.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 3rd October 2023. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
Salary: Annual £7,008 - £7,175, dependent on experience
Closing date: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Interviews: Monday 9th October 2023
Start date: As soon as possible
To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
