Breakfast Club Provision Manager

An experienced Manager is required for our Breakfast/After School Club Provision to coordinate the service and supervise deputies and assistants. You are required to hold a relevant NVQ3 qualification and have experience of working with children in the 5-11 years age range.

You will be working closely with the children, providing encouragement and supervision for the duration of the club, ensuring the safety, welfare, physical and mental wellbeing of pupils. To ensure the provision is offering the children a wide range of activities and ensuring that the club offers the children a relaxed, informed and caring environment, whilst maintaining good order and discipline.

About Us

Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace (HPACR) is a two-form entry school situated in Penge, which is part of the London Borough of Bromley.

HPACR is an inclusive academy and we want every one of our children, from Nursery to Year 6, to have a truly happy experience at school. We strive to ensure that every pupil feels valued and safe. The children's achievements are celebrated every day in their lessons and we are proud that they are kind, caring, self-assured and eager to learn.

We believe that through expert teaching and support all children can achieve to a high standard. Ultimately, our aim is to make sure that our pupils leave us feeling that they have succeeded both academically and in the extracurricular aspects of school life. We want our pupils to be thoroughly prepared for the opportunities that secondary school will offer them.

HPACR is very much a community school. We know that a close partnership with parents is vital if children are to learn and grow as individuals. We therefore do all we can to keep parents informed and involved in all aspects of school life.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• To successfully manage all staff of the Breakfast/Afterschool club including performance management, managing staff ratios, organising cover for planned and emergency absence.
• To establish and maintain positive relationships with all professionals involved with the breakfast/After school club, including, but not limited to, school office, catering staff, teachers, SLT.
• The day to day management of the setting. To take specific responsibility for the management, organisation and running of the Breakfast/Afterschool Club provision, to ensure that parents and carers are provided with high quality childcare for their children.
• To maintain a safe, creative and stimulating environment for children's play experiences.
• To prepare the planning of a programme of activities designed to meet the needs of the children. To manage and organise the Breakfast/Afterschool Provision.
• To ensure that responsibilities and duties are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety, Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and within the Equal Opportunities framework.
• To ensure all policies are kept up to date and adhered to.
• To establish and maintain positive relationships with children and their families in a way that values parental involvement.
• To positively celebrate children's achievement through displays
• To provide a service that respects children's life experiences and celebrates diversity interms of language, culture, ability, race and religion.
• To be responsible for the setting resources and report loss/damage or low stock levels to the relevant staff and to request/order resources needed in a reasonable time frame.
• To work with the Extended Provision Manager to organise regular team meetings in order to discuss and assess progress and any issues.
• To ensure that all children are registered and remain on the premises at all times except during organised trips and outings or by special arrangement with the parent/carer. e.g., on trips and outings children are still the responsibility of the Breakfast/Afterschool Club Leader/Deputy and a register must be kept with you.
• To form and maintain appropriate professional boundaries with children, young people, staff, volunteers, parents and carers.
• To provide a creative programme of arts, crafts, games, sports, drama, music, off-site activities relevant to the needs and interests of all children, regardless of their race, religion, culture or language, physical or mental ability.
• To be responsible for Health and Safety issues at the Breakfast/Afterschool Club with regard to clearing, setting up and running activities – both indoor and outdoor, trips, outings and general risk assessment.
• To attend weekly team meetings as instructed by the Extended Provision Manager to discuss and assess progress and any issues.
• To carry out financial and administrative tasks as directed by the Extended Provision Manager, such as payment, registering children, parental forms, meal orders, surveys etc.
• To participate in training if instructed to do so by the Extended Provision Manager.
• To keep the building and areas of use, including toilets, clean, tidy and accessible – i.e. clearing up properly at the end of and during each session.
• To Follow first aid procedures including keeping records of all accidents and the treatments given.
• To follow and promote the Academy behaviour policy at all times within the Breakfast/Afterschool Club.
• To produce a segment for the Academy newsletter each week reflecting activities or events that taken place at the club.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• NVQ3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline
• Good numeracy/literacy skills
• Appropriate knowledge of first aid
• A willingness to undertake further training, if necessary, to meet the needs of the students.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.