After School Club Assistant
Aldwickbury School
Hertfordshire
- £11 - £12.50 per hour
- Quick apply
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2024
Job overview
Aldwickbury School is looking for an After School Club Assistant who can prepare and provide imaginative and creative activities, suitable for boys aged 4-11 years old.
What will you be doing?
Aldwickbury After School Club enables boys in Reception to Year 6 to stay after school dependent on the time their school day finishes. It is a time when they can relax and enjoy themselves at the end of the day. A wide range of activities is offered to the boys from being creative with craft to playing board games. The boys are often keen to go outside to play football, table tennis or explore the climbing frames.
Who are we looking for?
You will need to have experience of supervising and providing activities for children, with a strong focus and knowledge of safeguarding.
It is important that you understand that all children are different and respond differently to varying situations. You must be able to lead a wide range of activities confidently and a willingness to interact with children in cooperative play.
Who are we?
Aldwickbury is an independent day and flexi-boarding school for boys located in 20 acres of grounds on the outskirts of Harpenden in Hertfordshire
As a Pre-Prep and Prep School Aldwickbury currently has a pupil roll of 388 boys aged 4-13 years. Operated as an Educational Trust the School is administered by a Board of Governors and is a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPs), the Boarding School Association (BSA) and The Independent School Christian Alliance (TISCA).
Aldwickbury is a warm, welcoming school that understands how boys think, grow, and learn. At the heart of the Aldwickbury community lies our belief that pastoral care should form the bedrock for academic success. Every boy is nurtured and encouraged to try their best, embrace challenge and most importantly; be kind.
Our community is one where all staff should feel supported, where kindness connects us as ‘one team’. We work with passion to deliver an outstanding education for the boys.
Our culture is one of integrity, respect, and high ambition, underpinned by a growth mindset. We are encouraged through endeavour and self-reflection to develop, grow, and support each other’s wellbeing, and happiness.
The Pre-Prep Department is in a purpose-built building comprising of nine classrooms and its own enclosed playground. There are up to three forms in each year group; each class has a Form Teacher who takes full responsibility for the academic and pastoral needs of the class. (approximately 14 boys per class)
Apply today…. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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About Aldwickbury School
Aldwickbury is a highly regarded and established preparatory school, having been founded in Harpenden in 1937, moving to the current site in 1948. The school occupies a fine Victorian house in pleasant country surrounds. The facilities and resources are very good and the premises are well equipped and are set in twenty acres of grounds. The school is run as a charitable company and is a member of I.A.P.S., the Boarding Schools Association and the International Boys’ School Coalition.
There are approximately 250 boys in Years 3 to 8, and another 125 boys in our Pre-Preparatory department. Boys from Year 5 may board and some 50 do so on a flexible basis. Boys leave Aldwickbury at 13+ via Common Entrance, entry tests or scholarship examinations for senior independent schools such as St Albans, Bedford, Haileybury, St Columba’s, Berkhamsted, H.A.B.S., Harrow, The Leys, M.T.S. and Oundle.
Aldwickbury looks to develop boys’ self-esteem and ensure that they reach their potential in all aspects of school life. The boys’ achievements in classwork, drama, art, music, sport and so on are celebrated whenever possible. The school is busy and purposeful; visitors often comment on the friendly open nature of the boys. The Staff Common Room is happy and dedicated; in service training is encouraged and provided for all members of staff.
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