After School Club Assistant, Spofforth Church of England Primary School

Salary: £24,027 - £25,183 pro rata, per annum

Grade: CD

Contract: Fixed term until 31/08/26, term time only

Hours: 15 hours per week (15:00-18:00 Monday to Friday)

Location: Spofforth Church of England Primary School

Employed by NYC on behalf of the Federation of Follifoot and Spofforth Schools school.

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and reliable candidate for the role of after school club assistant. The candidate will work with our young people in our after school provision ensuring a high quality of care, quality provision and that hygiene and safety is maintained. This is an excellent opportunity to join our Federation Team working with respectful and enthusiastic pupils.

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent organisational skills

• Be punctual

• Communicate well

• Have good teamwork skills

• Respect confidentiality and the potential sensitivities of working in a school, e.g. safeguarding laws

• Have experience working with children

• Be able to demonstrate in their application that they can fulfil the main duties of the job description and person specification as a minimum

Requirements:

Experience working in a school environment is preferred, however we welcome applications from candidates from nursery and childcare setting backgrounds. The ideal candidate will hold experience with the responsibility for supervising pupils / children, leading play/ activities and maintaining hygienic environments with a sound understanding of safeguarding procedures.

For further information, please visit our school website: Federation of Follifoot and Spofforth

Visits to the school prior to application are welcomed and encouraged and can be arranged by calling our senior administrator Sarah Giddings, based at Follifoot School, on 01423 872580. Please also contact the school for an informal conversation about the role.

Applicants should complete the standard NYC application form and send via email to: office@ffspschools.co.uk

Key Dates:

Application Closing Date: 28.03.25

Assessment Day: W/c 31.03.25

Proposed Start Date: 01.09.25

Key Documents:

Job Description and Person Specification.pdf

Applicant Letter.docx

Application Form.doc

Safeguarding:

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment in our Federation. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. An online search will be carried out on successful applicants prior to interview.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.