Job Description

St Paul's Primary School is looking for a caring, nurturing member of staff to work in our busy afternoon club.

You should be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills, be an effective team member and be prepared to use your own initiative.

The working hours are from

3.00pm

until 6.00pm, 4 days per week Monday to Friday (12 hours per week) term time only

.

The full time salary scale for the post is

23,606.00

and the pro-rata salary will be

6,580.00

Start Date:

As soon as possible

As an Afterschool Care Assistant your key responsibilities would include:

Supervising children attending the Afterschool club

Ensuring their safety and well-being

Providing appropriate activities and games for the children to enjoy

Encouraging good behaviour

Supporting the Club Supervisor with the overall running of the club in line with the club polices and procedure

Successful applicants must be able to support the distinctive Christian ethos of the school but do not have to be a practising Christian.

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact the school office.

Our website will also give you more information about our school and please take the time to read our last Ofsted report (November 2022) where the school was judged to be

outstanding

in EYFS provision and

good in all other categories. We were also recently awarded

excellent

in our SIAMS inspection.

The closing date for this job is midnight on Friday 28th November 2025 but applications will be considered as they are received and the school reserves the right to interview and appoint during the application process.

Safeguarding Statement

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices reflect this commitment.

The GST is a multi-academy trust serving 24 schools within the Diocese of Guildford across Surrey and Hampshire. Our trust comprises both primary and secondary schools, schools affiliated to the Church of England and others who are not. Our purpose is to grow and maintain a strong network of schools within a highly supportive and sharing network: we know that schools are better when they work together sharing common values and goals. Opportunities for staff development are a key priority for us - as a member of support staff, as a teacher, as a head teacher or as a local committee member you will have access to wide and varied professional development.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation - which is key to our commitment "to be better, together". We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are always open to discussing flexible working options.

Please note that we reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate apply and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the role as soon as possible.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.58 per hour

Expected hours: 12 per week

Work Location: In person