Afterschool Club Assistant

Waterton Academy Trust is looking to appoint an Afterschool Club Assistant to join the team at Cherry Tree Academy. Cherry Tree Academy is on an exciting school improvement journey with all stakeholders firmly committed to providing high-quality education for all pupils. We seek to ensure that every pupil achieves their full potential and develops a sense of belonging to our school community and family of schools. Waterton Academy Trust is a forward thinking Multi Academy Trust of 13 partner schools, serving the Wakefield and Barnsley districts. Our ideal candidate will:

• Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking
• Have a commitment to support our common purpose of providing our children with the best possible care and education
• Have experience of working in primary schools.
• Greet children on arrival at club, provide and supervise play
• Follow Risk Assessments guidelines
• Follow Food Hygiene guidelines in preparing food
• Supervise pupils, ensuring their safety
• Report any pupil problems or behavioural difficulties in accordance with school policy and work at all times within safeguarding guidelines. Be prepared to take on a DSL role for the ASC.
• Deal with incidents in accordance with school policy; encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Liaise with parents
• Report all accidents and complete a form for parent
• Ensure that any person on the premises is authorised to be there
• Will join in games and be encouraging with homework and reading
• Will be caring, friendly, kind and a good role model
• Assist with the personal needs of pupils including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters and to show patience, tolerance and warmth to all children.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• To prepare the setting as directed for activities and to clear afterwards.
• Ensure that the setting abides by and maintains appropriate legislative and quality assurance requirements.
• Undertake appropriate training courses.
• Collect and deliver children safely to and from the setting and deliver the children to the appropriate parent/carer at the end of the session
• Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the Headteacher.
In return we can offer:
• The support and expertise of the school's leadership team and wider Trust School Improvement Team
• A modern, bright and spacious learning environment (recently developed and refurbished)
• The opportunity to work alongside colleagues who are wholeheartedly dedicated to the pupils and community they serve
• A commitment to support your continued professional development through a network of experienced professionals across the Waterton family of schools
• The opportunity to contribute widely to school improvement
• A health and wellbeing package, Waterton Academy Trust is looking to appoint an Afterschool Club Assistant to join the team at Cherry Tree Academy.
Cherry Tree Academy is on an exciting school improvement journey with all stakeholders firmly committed to providing high-quality education for all pupils. We seek to ensure that every pupil achieves their full potential and develops a sense of belonging to our school community and family of schools. Waterton Academy Trust is a forward thinking Multi Academy Trust of 13 partner schools, serving the Wakefield and Barnsley districts. Our ideal candidate will:
• Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and hardworking
• Have a commitment to support our common purpose of providing our children with the best possible care and education
• Have experience of working in primary schools.
• Greet children on arrival at club, provide and supervise play
• Follow Risk Assessments guidelines
• Follow Food Hygiene guidelines in preparing food
• Supervise pupils, ensuring their safety
• Report any pupil problems or behavioural difficulties in accordance with school policy and work at all times within safeguarding guidelines. Be prepared to take on a DSL role for the ASC.
• Deal with incidents in accordance with school policy; encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour
• Liaise with parents
• Report all accidents and complete a form for parent
• Ensure that any person on the premises is authorised to be there
• Will join in games and be encouraging with homework and reading
• Will be caring, friendly, kind and a good role model
• Assist with the personal needs of pupils including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters and to show patience, tolerance and warmth to all children.
• Assist with the supervision of pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• To prepare the setting as directed for activities and to clear afterwards.
• Ensure that the setting abides by and maintains appropriate legislative and quality assurance requirements.
• Undertake appropriate training courses.
• Collect and deliver children safely to and from the setting and deliver the children to the appropriate parent/carer at the end of the session
• Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the Headteacher.
In return we can offer:
• The support and expertise of the school's leadership team and wider Trust School Improvement Team
• A modern, bright and spacious learning environment (recently developed and refurbished)
• The opportunity to work alongside colleagues who are wholeheartedly dedicated to the pupils and community they serve
• A commitment to support your continued professional development through a network of experienced professionals across the Waterton family of schools
  
  Job title Afterschool Club Assistant Job reference 241884 Date posted 11/12/2024 Application closing date 13/01/2025 Location Cherry Tree Academy, Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN Salary £23,656.00 FTE (Actual £7,173.00) Grade 2 Package 13 hours 45 mins per week over 5 days. Fixed-Term until 20.01.2026 Contractual hours 13.45 Basis Part time Job category/type Part time, School, Temporary Attachments Blank Job description