Purpose of the job

To provide supervision for the children attending the afterschool club sessions ensuring their enjoyment and safety.

 Specific Accountabilities

Key Features:

●  Promote the use of the club to parents/carers.

●  Be the key point of contact for the club and deal with any enquiries from parents/carers.

●  Take registers

●  Welcome the children to each session, ensure they are safe, fed and occupied with suitable activities

●  Responsible for shopping and ensuring sufficient food

●  Be a key holder and responsible for opening/locking up before/after sessions

●  Organise activities and activity resources, replace resources as an when required

●  Organise staffing rotas to ensure child/staff ratios are correct

●  Encourage positive behaviour through actions such as role model, praise, sticker rewards, notifying parents or other methods

● Manage behaviour in a calm, firm and positive manner

●  Promote inclusive education and integration and help in the development of relationships by encouraging appropriate interaction between children

 Afterschool session:

●  Welcome children; take any messages from staff to pass on to parents

●  Ensure children place their belongings neatly away before entering the session

● Prepare and serve a snack for each child

●  Ensure children eat and drink at the table and they tidy away after they have eaten by placing dirty crockery ready for washing up

●  Wash and put away crockery, clear and clean surfaces

● After children have eaten, allow them to either sit at the table, play in the designated areas. If they wish to use a Chromebook make sure they are available for their use

● Deal with any first aid incidents & accidents and record following school procedures

● Contact parents if a child becomes unwell or requires collecting as a result of an accident

● Supervise the children putting equipment they have used away tidily

● Release children to their parents at the end of the session

● Pass on any messages to parents