After School Club Practitioner at Daven Primary School

Over Hall Community School; Congleton; On-site; GBP 8,700 - 8,800; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts in retail stores,娱乐 and food

Benefits schemes (tech, cycle2work,Gym

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working

Free parking

CPD and secondments

Job summary

Daven Primary School is seeking an After School Club Practitioner to lead after-school activities and provide a safe, engaging environment for children. You will supervise play, run creative activities, and serve healthy snacks, with a focus on inclusivity and well-being.

Ideal candidates hold a Level 3 Early Years qualification. The role is 15 hours per week, term time only, 3:00pm–6:00pm, with salary scales and progression outlined in the advert.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with children.
• Ability to engage and inspire children through extracurricular activities.
• Level 3 Early Years qualification is required.
• NVQ Level 3 qualification is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead outdoor and indoor play and creative activities.
• Create a vibrant, safe environment and supervise snack time.
• Support Nursery wraparound provision where applicable.

Skills

Experience with children

Reliability

Resilience

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

NVQ Level 3 qualification (desirable)

Job description

About this Role

Daven Primary School prides itself on being an inclusivecommunity where every member is valued and treated withmutual respect. Our core values - Brave,Kind and Curious - sit at the heart of everything we do, shaping both ourcurriculum and our daily school life.

The Learning Partnership,together with the Headteacher, is delighted to announce an exciting opportunityfor an After School Club Practitioner to join our team. We arelooking for a skilled candidate who is committed to our vision and values, isreliable and resilient, and is passionate about helping our children to thrive.Candidates will have previous experience working with children and be able toengage and inspire the children through extra-curricular activities.

As an After School Club Practitioner,you will play a key role in creating a vibrant, playful and safe environmentfor the children. You will lead outdoorand indoor play, creative activities and serve nutritious snacks, ensuringevery child feels included and valued.

Ideally, the successfulcandidate will hold a Level 3 Early Years qualification. The candidate needs tohave the relevant experience, and it would be desirable but not essential tohold an NVQ Level 3 qualification or higher.

Salary Grade 4

Salary Grade 4 - candidate holds a Level 3 Early Yearsqualification and can support Nursery wraparound provision.

FTE £25,584 to £25,990pro-rata per annum with working hours

(actual salary from £8,949to £9,091)

Salary Grade 3

Salary Grade 3 - candidate does not holda Level 3 Early Years qualification and will support the After School Clubonly.

FTE £24,796 to £25,186pro-rata per annum with working hours

(actual salary from £8,673to £8,810)

Working hours will be 15hours per week, 39 weeks per year, term time only, Monday to Friday 3:00pm -6:00pm.

The deadline forapplications is 1st September 2026.

Interviewswill be arranged for the week commencing 7th September 2026.

About The Learning Partnership Academy Trust

Formed of two local trusts on 1 September 2023, TheLearning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership, The LearningPartnership is a diverse new multi-academy trust delivering excellenteducational provision for pupils in primary and secondary schools across theNorth-West. The Trust primarily serves the communities of Crewe, Congleton, andKnutsford, and is now the largest multi-academy trust in Cheshire.

We are a diverse multi-academy trust delivering excellent educational provision for pupils in primary and secondary schools across the North West. We are ambitious about the future, and passionate about ensuring young people have access to the very best opportunities and life chances. We believe we have the knowledge and skills to influence the education system to make this a reality for all pupils.

The trust subscribes to the Education StaffWellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of itsstrategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area isreflected in our employee offer that includes:

• Discounts inretail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefitsschemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employeeassistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range ofareas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counsellingsessions per referral
• Flexibleworking offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to highquality CPD and secondment opportunities

The LearningPartnership is a disability committed employer: applicants requiringadjustments to the application or interview process should contact [email protected]

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and appropriate online searches in line with the requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2026).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is 'happy to talk flexible working'. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.