Post Title: HAF Holiday Club Assistant

School:   Manor Community Primary School

Contract Type: Casual

Working Pattern: 10 a.m.  - 2 p.m. - Monday to Thursday during school holidays (Dates to be confirmed)

Grade: KR3 – KR6 (Dependent on Experience)

Salary:  £12.70 - £13.68 per hour (Dependent on Experience)

Position Start Date: 28th July 2025

Advert Closing Date (We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date)  30th April 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Are you interested in a FUN and rewarding job during the school holidays, with flexibility to work the shifts that suit you? Do you enjoy working with children, or would like to gain experience working with children, in a friendly & supportive environment?

As a Camp Manor Activity Assistant you will organise daily activities, both inside and outside, to be delivered to the children who attend, ensuring that all children can participate in fun and meaningful activities, whatever their interests or abilities.

You will hold excellent communication skills, passion, empathy, and a desire to make the lives of our children at the camp enjoyable and fun. Your organisational skills will have the ability to motivate all the children and lead them as a group to listen carefully to instructions and follow them and inspire them to try new activities.

Previous experience of working with children at summer camps is preferable although the right person will receive training.

You will need good verbal communication and patience will our children who have speech and language issues as well as a range of other SEND needs.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school office on 01322 383314.

Manor Community Primary School

At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life. 

Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.

We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.

For further information about the school, please visit www.manor.kent.sch.uk

Cygnus Academies Trust

Manor Community Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

Safer Recruitment

Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview.  Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service.  We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.  All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

-          References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

-          Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

-          Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.

-          Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.

           The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.

-          The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.