Breakfast Club Play Leader
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8AF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 18c26756-7ad6-483b-8dd0-01760ad14a8f |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Support for pupils:
• Supervise children in collecting food, being seated, clearing away crockery, moving to activity area and/or playground as appropriate
• Provide a variety of hot and cold breakfasts encouraging children to make healthy options when choosing breakfast, and limiting salty and sugary cereals provided
• Ensure food is handled and stored according to appropriate food safety guidelines
• Encourage the children to be independent or to help others
• Plan and co-ordinate a variety of activities and games to interest and stimulate the children
• Organise the space and resources to create a welcoming, relaxed and informal environment
• Ensure a good balance between free choice of play and directed play when necessary
• Monitor children’s well-being and readiness for class; provide help and support to children
• Encourage good behaviour by using praise and reward and taking action with poor behaviour in line with the school policy
• Monitor behaviour and ensure everybody is happy and content (any concerns should be shared with the relevant teacher)
• Take pride in providing enjoyable breakfast and activities for pupils
• Ensure that everything is prepared for an 7:40am start and packed away by 8:40am
• Control access to other parts of the school, administer any necessary basic first aid, record all injuries in the accident book and ensure children understand action to be taken in case of fire.
• Recognise the quality of the Breakfast Club has an impact on learning and on pupils’ attitude to school.
What the school offers its staff
• A ‘best of both worlds’ school in a semi-rural setting close to Reading
• A collaborative, values-led, and supportive staff team
• A vibrant and welcoming learning environment
Commitment to safeguarding
Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Support for pupils:
• Supervise children in collecting food, being seated, clearing away crockery, moving to activity area and/or playground as appropriate
• Provide a variety of hot and cold breakfasts encouraging children to make healthy options when choosing breakfast, and limiting salty and sugary cereals provided
• Ensure food is handled and stored according to appropriate food safety guidelines
• Encourage the children to be independent or to help others
• Plan and co-ordinate a variety of activities and games to interest and stimulate the children
• Organise the space and resources to create a welcoming, relaxed and informal environment
• Ensure a good balance between free choice of play and directed play when necessary
• Monitor children’s well-being and readiness for class; provide help and support to children
• Encourage good behaviour by using praise and reward and taking action with poor behaviour in line with the school policy
• Monitor behaviour and ensure everybody is happy and content (any concerns should be shared with the relevant teacher)
• Take pride in providing enjoyable breakfast and activities for pupils
• Ensure that everything is prepared for an 7:40am start and packed away by 8:40am
• Control access to other parts of the school, administer any necessary basic first aid, record all injuries in the accident book and ensure children understand action to be taken in case of fire.
• Recognise the quality of the Breakfast Club has an impact on learning and on pupils’ attitude to school.
What the school offers its staff
• A ‘best of both worlds’ school in a semi-rural setting close to Reading
• A collaborative, values-led, and supportive staff team
• A vibrant and welcoming learning environment
Commitment to safeguarding
Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.