Afternoon Club Assistant at Iwade School

Expired

Job Reference #

EDV/2025/IS/83262

Location

School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8RS

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£8,458.00 Annually (Actual)
Range 3.1 - £24,309 (£8,458 pro rata)

Closing Date

11:59pm, 30th Nov 2025

Start Date

ASAP

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

About this Role

Bourne Alliance Multi Academy Trust is seeking a committed and an enthusiastic Afternoon Club Assistant.

Bourne Alliance MAT consists of 4 schools: Bobbing Village School, Iwade Primary, Grove Park Primary and Aspire school all based in Sittingbourne, Kent.

Our popular and successful Out of Hours Club, based predominately at Iwade School (some work at our other schools may be required on occasion), has a permanent vacancy in our Afterschool Provision Child's Play. Monday to Friday 2:45 pm - 5:45 pm, 15 hours a week, term time only (38 weeks and 2 days per year). Immediate start. Range 3.1 pro rata annual salary £8,458 (full time equivalent £24,309).

We are looking for attentive, child focussed and friendly applicants who enjoy working directly with children. Previous experience within a school or childcare setting is preferred. This person ideally needs to hold a NVQ level 2 in childcare, supporting teaching and learning, play work or an equivalent qualification but training will be given.

We are seeking to employ a positive, creative and collaborative team member to join our team and providing an engaging and stimulation environment for our pupils.

You must be able to communicate professionally with parents and carers, and internal and external colleagues, work both proactively and with direction to deliver high quality activities for children aged 4 to 11.

We can offer you:

A friendly and supportive team;
Opportunities for progression and development through training, coaching and mentoring;
A healthy work-life balance;
An inclusive environment where you feel valued;
A supportive leadership team.
Excellent pension scheme
Counselling Service
Health Cashplan (after 6 months service)
Free parking
Discounted breakfast and after school club for your child (if your child attends one of our trust schools)

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, we may bring the closing date forward. We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged to avoid disappointment.

CVs will only be accepted when accompanied by a fully completed online application form. No agencies please.

Bourne Alliance MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare for all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is subject to references and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Contact Details

HR
hr@ba-mat.org.uk

Iwade School would like all candidates to answer some screening questions before completing the application to support them with shortlisting. Here is a preview of the questions: