Before and After School Club Assistant
17 hours 45 minutes per week.
Permanent
Grade 15 £24,413 - £25,185 FTE
£8,535.04 - £8,804.94 Actual salary per annum
Monday – Friday 7:45am – 8:45am and 3:15pm – 5:45pm term time only.
We are looking to appoint an Early and After School Club Assistant at St James Church School. This is a permanent post.
Working:
The successful candidate will:
Possess excellent interpersonal skills and a caring nature
Be a team player
Have a strong desire to ensure that children are safe and healthy
Be a responsible person who can interact positively with children
The role would involve daily in-person communication with pupils and parents, a responsibility to ensure all safeguarding procedures are adhered to, food handling and first aid. All necessary training will be provided.
Benefits of working for the Bath & Wells MAT include a generous pension scheme, enhanced sickness and parental benefits and a supportive working environment.
The Bath & Wells MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.
Closing date: Sunday 15th March 2026
Interview date: Wednesday 18th March 2026
This post will commence: 20th April 2026
Application forms will be scrutinised, including checking the candidate’s previous employment history and experience and ensuring that any discrepancies, gaps or anomalies are satisfactorily explained
We will obtain independent professional references that ask specific questions to help assess the applicant’s suitability to work with children and following up any concerns
We will hold a face to face interview that explores the applicant’s suitability to work with children as well as their suitability for the post
We will verify the successful applicant’s identity
We will verify the successful applicant’s academic qualifications
We will undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check