Frome Valley CE First School
After School Club Leader (Childcare Supervisor)
9 hours per week
Required from January 2024
We are looking to appoint a Childcare Supervisor to run our after school club (Happy Valley) as part of our Extended Services for our school. The hours of work are 3pm to 6pm, 3 days per week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday), term time only. This is a total of 9 hours.
The successful applicant will need to be caring and considerate and be able to work well with parents and children. Duties include supervising up to 15 pupils and providing a light snack (. toast and fruit). Full training will be given, including First Aid training and Safeguarding training.
Frome Valley First School is an inclusive school offering high quality provision in a warm and friendly environment. We have high expectations of our children, who are keen to learn, and high expectations of our staff, who are a talented, committed and supportive team.
As we take the commitment to safeguarding children very seriously, the successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidance.
The school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Closing Date: Tuesday 2nd January 2024 (12pm)
Interview Date: Monday 8th January 2024.