After School Club Assistant
Surbiton High School
Kingston upon Thames
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2023
Job overview
Job Title: After School Club Assistant
Job Purpose: Assisting with the day to day running of the After-School Club between the hours of 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Reporting Line: Breakfast and After School Clubs Manager
Start Date: As soon as possible
Tenure: Permanent, Part-Time
Salary: United Learning’s London living wage
Interviews to be held on an ad hoc basis, so please submit your application early.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide a safe, stimulating and happy environment for pupils
- To supervise pupils whilst in the Assembly Rooms, including arrival and departure and visits to the toilet
- To supervise pupils during their journeys to the Assembly Rooms from the Girls’ and Boys’ Preparatory Schools when required
- To set up playrooms and ensure that the setting is left clean and tidy at the end of each session
- To contribute to planning and the provision of a stimulating range of age appropriate activities and ensuring the club is well-resourced and creatively setup
- To log pupils’ time of collection and name of the collector
- To monitor the safety of pupils while in the building
- To log all incidents of danger and keep records up to date
- To maintain confidential records and inform the Deputy Manager / Manager of updated information
- To undertake observation, assessment and record keeping as required
- To ensure no pupils are left unsupervised at any time
- To ensure that the children receive adequate refreshments, and help promote healthy eating
- To supervise and assists pupils with activities throughout their session
- To cover colleagues’ working hours in times of emergency / sickness
- To assist with any reasonable request from the Breakfast & After School Clubs Manager and Deputy Manager
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be likely to fit the following profile:
Qualifications & Experience
- NVQ 3 in Child Care (or NVQ 2 in Child Care and commitment to achieve NVQ 3 within 12 months) desirable, or experience working with young children
- Professional experience of working with pupils at KS1 and / or KS2 would be an advantage
Personal Qualities
- Personal warmth to gain the confidence of pupils, staff and parents
- Positive rapport with pupils
- Enthusiasm for education
- High standards of personal presence and presentation and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate concisely and sensitively to a variety of audiences
- Commitment to the personal development of pupils Commitment to the personal and educational development of pupils and to an ethos of respect and service
- Proven ability to develop effective professional relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents
Attitudes
- Ability to work co-operatively within a team
- A reflective and flexible approach
- Organised, energetic and able to self-direct
- Positive, enthusiastic and energetic approach to life
- Ability to think creatively and imaginatively
- Committed to Surbiton High School’s ethos and strategic vision
- High expectations for pupil attainment, personal development and conduct
- Ambitious and aspirational for oneself and for the school
- Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role
To Apply:
Please apply online by clicking on the following:
https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/2951096?cid=1567
Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and are fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.
Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, Disclosure and Barring Service and Online/Social media Searches
Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email
Attached documents
About Surbiton High School
- Surbiton High School
- 13-15 Surbiton Crescent, Kingston upon Thames
- Surrey
- KT1 2JT
- United Kingdom
Surbiton High School aims to inspire, encourage and empower its staff and pupils to be the very best they can be.
We are a school where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, where we look beyond the A* to offer a breadth of opportunity which allows every pupil to flourish and every staff member to develop and succeed.
Surbiton High School is a school “brimming with energy and joie de vivre.” (ISI Inspection Report). We pride ourselves on being an extraordinary community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. We feed our pupils’ minds, but we also care passionately about their character development and happiness. Our approach to education means that Surbiton High School pupils achieve the very best exam results and are also compassionate, authentic young people with strong values, keen to make a positive difference in the world.
Our inspirational staff are dedicated to delivering a rich curriculum and programme of co-curricular activities which challenge our pupils to explore ideas for themselves. Whether engaged in learning in the classroom, or through musical, artistic, sporting, enterprise or charitable activities, our pupils are constantly encouraged to connect with the wider world and embrace new experiences to build their confidence. All staff are expected and encouraged to play a full part in the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the School.
At Surbiton High School, we aim to bring out the ‘Best in Everyone’, and this resonates in the investment that we make in our colleagues. We recognise the importance of continuous learning and training and the School has a senior member of staff dedicated to supporting continuing professional development. We have a comprehensive whole School and individual INSET programme in place, including support for School Direct trainees as well as Newly Qualified Teachers (in our role as a regional NQT induction centre).
We actively encourage our staff to continue to develop their own expertise in the classroom and support their professional development through coaching and mentoring alongside professional qualifications such as: NPQML, NPQSL and MA courses in educational leadership. The School has a clearly developed leadership structure, offering extensive opportunities for career development and progression, including Heads of Department (Including Deputies) and Heads of Year (including Deputies) as well as Co-ordinators with specific responsibilities such as: Gifted and Talented, Oxbridge, Duke of Edinburgh and Expeditions.
Surbiton High School has approximately 1600 pupils aged between 4 and 18. Our Preparatory Schools are divided into the Girls’ Preparatory School and Boys’ Preparatory School, and the Senior School is girls only from age 11 upwards.
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about inspiring, encouraging and empowering our pupils and working with us to become the number one school of choice in South West London.
Principal
Rebecca Glover
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