After - School Assistant

Durham County Council; Spennymoor; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

St Oswald’s CofE Aided Primary and Nursery School is seeking an enthusiastic after-school club assistant to join our wraparound care provision. The role is term-time only, with hours 3-6pm, to support children in our care and help them thrive in a caring environment.

Applicants should speak clear English and be committed to safeguarding; an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required if invited to interview. This is a fixed-term post until the end of the school year.

Qualifications

• Ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Skills

Fluent English

Safeguarding

Job description

The Governors of St Oswald’s CE Aided Primary & Nursery School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring after‑school club assistant to our well‑established wraparound care provision. This position is fixed term until the end of the school year, in the first instance.

The successful candidate will become part of a committed and successful team who have high expectations and demonstrate a caring attitude to all children in our care. Our children need a practitioner who will take an interest in them as individuals and who will ensure that they thrive within our environment. They need someone who will have fun with them!

This post is term‑time only. The normal hours of work are 3-6pm.

Our setting is open from 7.45am until 6.00pm and potential candidates are welcome to contact the school for further information about this post.

Closing date: 21st October 2026

Interview date: 28th October 2026

Please note that you will be asked to sign a hard copy of your application form if you are invited to interview.

Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Standard term time only pay is calculated on the basis of the following:

• Number of ‘teaching’ weeks – 38 weeks; plus
• Public (bank) holidays – 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus
• Individual leave entitlement - 5.4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days)

Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service. Employees with less than 5 years’ service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years’ service will receive 32 days annual leave. For example:

Calculation for employees with less than 5 years’ service:

38 weeks (term time) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 45 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Calculation for employees with more than 5 years’ service:

38 weeks (term time) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 46 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.

St Oswald’s CofE Aided Primary and Nursery School

Church Street

Durham

DH1 3DQ

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.stowaldsdurham.net