After School Club Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Scale 2 Points 3-4 |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 August 2025 |
| Location: | CM2 6QH |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnes Farm Primary School |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 284699JCP |
Summary
Role: After School Club Assistant
Contract: Fixed Term until 17th July 2026,
Hours: 7.5 per week/ 39 Weeks per year
Salary: £24,027 - £24,404 FTE
Closing Date: 2nd September 2025 at Midday
We would like to appoint a confident, proactive and creative individual to work alongside our team in our before and after school club. The ideal person would have some experience of working within a school, play work or childcare setting. The post is for 7.5 hours per week: Monday – Friday 3.15pm – 4.45pm (term time only including training days). This post will be a fixed term contract until 17th July 2026.
The role includes supervising the children, ensuring their safety at all times, engaging with them in aspects of play and conversation, setting up activities for children to optionally take part in, meet and greet parents and provide them with feedback on their child's time at the club and food preparation. The successful candidate must be passionate and enthusiastic, able to create a fun and creative working environment for children. A Level 2 or 3 qualification in play work or childcare or willing to work towards this qualification would be an advantage, but not essential. Paediatric first aid and food hygiene qualifications are desirable and the successful candidate must be willing to undertake further essential training.
We can offer you:
The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
A commitment to a personalised progamme of CPD
Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
24/7 GP.
Contact us:
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be booked by contacting Mrs C. Sandiford, Office Manager on 01245 467474 or by emailing csandiford@bf-primary.com.
Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
Contract: Fixed Term until 17th July 2026,
Hours: 7.5 per week/ 39 Weeks per year
Salary: £24,027 - £24,404 FTE
Closing Date: 2nd September 2025 at Midday
We would like to appoint a confident, proactive and creative individual to work alongside our team in our before and after school club. The ideal person would have some experience of working within a school, play work or childcare setting. The post is for 7.5 hours per week: Monday – Friday 3.15pm – 4.45pm (term time only including training days). This post will be a fixed term contract until 17th July 2026.
The role includes supervising the children, ensuring their safety at all times, engaging with them in aspects of play and conversation, setting up activities for children to optionally take part in, meet and greet parents and provide them with feedback on their child's time at the club and food preparation. The successful candidate must be passionate and enthusiastic, able to create a fun and creative working environment for children. A Level 2 or 3 qualification in play work or childcare or willing to work towards this qualification would be an advantage, but not essential. Paediatric first aid and food hygiene qualifications are desirable and the successful candidate must be willing to undertake further essential training.
We can offer you:
The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
A commitment to a personalised progamme of CPD
Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
24/7 GP.
Contact us:
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be booked by contacting Mrs C. Sandiford, Office Manager on 01245 467474 or by emailing csandiford@bf-primary.com.
Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.