After School Club Manager

22.5 hours per week
Term-time +1 week (40 weeks per year)

Shaftesbury Park is an ambitious, forward thinking, Rights Respecting School. We are looking for a Manager to lead our popular After School Club provision, providing high quality play opportunities in a safe and stimulating environment. They will be committed to working towards fulfilling the school’s commitment to a high quality of service and will promote and embody our vision and Rights Respecting Schools ethos.

You will:

• Have an NVQ Level 3 qualification in playwork or childcare and be able to demonstrate levels of numeracy and literacy equivalent to GCSE A-C
• Have experience in managing staff in an extracurricular/extended day setting
• Have experience of working with children aged 2 – 11 years
• Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children
• Have an understanding of the importance of behaviour management strategies.
• Have a knowledge of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and confidentiality.
• Be able to provide and facilitate inclusive, safe and creative play
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively as a team member
• Have the ability to use initiative
• Be able to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct, and uphold the ethos, policies and practices of the school
• Be able to carry out all responsibilities within an equal opportunities framework

We offer:

• A supportive team of staff.
• A thorough induction process.
• Access to excellent professional development. 

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. Alternatively an application pack can be found on the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and further details can be obtained by contacting Mrs Christine Imms (School Business Manager) 020 7228 3652 or email info@shaftesburypark.wandsworth.sch.uk. You can also visit our website https://shaftesburypark.wandsworth.sch.uk/ to find out about our fantastic school! 

Completed application should be returned to the school either by email, post or fax.  

Closing date: 23 November 2018 (at noon)
Interview date: week commencing 26 November 2018

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

This post is subject to a DBS check. 

CVs are not accepted.

Shaftesbury Park Primary School
Headteacher: Mrs Bunmi Richards  
Ashbury Road, London
SW11 5UW
Tel: 020 7228 3652   Fax: 020 7223 0584
Email: info@shaftesburypark.wandsworth.sch.uk