Before and After School Club Play Leader x 2EDV/2025/CPS/99695

Pickwick Academy Trust; Corsham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 29,000

Job description

Before and After School Club Play Leader x 2 at Corsham Primary School

Job Reference #: EDV/2025/CPS/99695

Location: Pound Pill, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9YW

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Part-Time

Salary: £28,163.00 Annually (FTE) (Actual salary £12,758 per annum)

Closing Date: Midday, 31st Mar 2025

Start Date: As soon as possible

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): w/c 22nd April 2025

About This Role

Pickwick Academy Trust would like to recruit two permanent, part-time Before and After School Club Play Leaders, based at Corsham Primary School (one at Pound Pill site (SN13 9YW) and one at Broadwood site (SN13 0LX).

Hours: 20 hours per week, 7.45am – 8.45am plus 3.00pm to 6.00pm, Mondays to Fridays, working 38 weeks per year (term time, excluding TD days).

Salary: G12, £28,163 pro rata, per annum (actual salary £12,758 per annum).

Role Overview

We would like to recruit two permanent Before and After School Club Leaders to manage the day to day running of the Before and After School Provision providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for all children who access the provision. To plan and organise a range of stimulating activities suitable for Primary age children, considering the children’s interests.

Duties Will Include:

• To lead the day to day management of the before and after school provision.
• To provide line management to a team of play leaders, directing their work, supervising their activities and inducting new staff members.
• To work with play leaders to provide care, as well as play opportunities and activities in a safe, caring and stimulating environment, with regard to the individual developmental needs of the children.
• To implement and regularly review all policies and procedures for the before and after school provision.
• To maintain all records relating to the before and after school provision in accordance with data protection and freedom of information legislation/regulations.
• To liaise with the school team to administer bookings and organise the collection of fees, ensuring that any monetary transactions are handled and documented as directed by the School’s Business Manager.
• To maintain records of staff attendance and manage staff absence and lateness.
• Health and safety duties and responsibilities.
• Safeguarding duties and responsibilities.

What We Offer:

• Generous contributory pension provision.
• Family friendly policies.
• Commitment to flexible working.
• Generous terms and conditions, and transparent policies with staff consulted directly on all key HR policies.
• Access to Employee Wellbeing support and counselling telephone support for all staff.
• Strong central team committed to and providing high level of support for staff at all levels.
• People Strategy in place setting out the Trust’s commitments and initiatives to support staff.
• A real family and togetherness feel, where everyone is included and listened to, and ensures no one feels isolated.
• Free eye tests (for those assessed as regular Display Equipment Users, and glasses if needed specifically for particular roles).
• Free annual flu jab.
• Partnership with the Motor Source Group, enabling staff to benefit from discounts on new and used cars (average £4k saving on a standard new car).
• Wiltshire Rewards (LA scheme enabling discounts across a range of retail outlets - available to Wiltshire schools).
• Emergency Salary Advance Scheme.
• Cycle scheme.

How To Apply:
Closing date: 12.00noon on Monday 31st March 2025
Interview date: w/c 22nd April 2025

Please go to the vacancy section on our website www.corshamprimary.co.uk or alternatively use the following (Sylwia to generate).

Contact details
If you require any further details regarding the role, please feel free to contact Mrs Lindsay (Headteacher at Pound Pill site) at [e-mail] or Mrs Kerry Parker (Headteacher) at [e-mail]. We would love to hear from you.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged so you can get a flavour of our fabulous school! Please contact Mrs Kirsty Glover at [e-mail] or Miss Jess Blake at [e-mail], if you would like to arrange a visit.

For any assistance regarding the My New Term system and the application process, please reach out to Sylwia Hulbert (HR Recruitment Officer) at [e-mail], who will be happy to help with your queries.

Safeguarding and Pre-employment Checks
At Pickwick Academy Trust we are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we require anyone joining our school to actively contribute to this commitment.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of safer recruitment due diligence. Successful candidates will be subject to a range of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check and a barred list check if working in regulated activity.

Inclusive Community
Pickwick Academy Trust is a friendly and inclusive community and is committed to equality of opportunity for all. Our aim is to ensure that no applicant or employee is discriminated against or is disadvantaged by policies, procedures, conditions or requirements. We have a caring and supportive environment where wellbeing is a key priority – flexible working requests will be considered.