Breakfast Club Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lifton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Lifton Community Academy in Lifton is seeking a Breakfast Club Assistant to support the school’s breakfast club, helping create a safe, creative setting where children can learn and play through crafts and active games.

This 5-hour role works with a small team to help each child feel supported and challenged to reach their potential; experience with children in a play or educational setting is preferred, and first aid or food hygiene certificates are welcome but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in a play or educational setting.
• First aid and food hygiene certificates welcome but not essential.
• Paediatric First Aid and food hygiene certification are nice-to-have.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, creative and engaging environment for children in the breakfast club.
• Plan and run a variety of activities from crafts to active games.
• Help remove barriers to learning so every child can thrive.
• Ensure each child feels valued, supported and challenged.

Skills

Confidence in planning and organising

Job description

Breakfast Club Assistant at Lifton Community Academy, a village school with extensive grounds, part of the Learning Academy Partnership (South West). The role supports the school's breakfast club, helping to create a safe, creative setting where children can learn and play through crafts, active games and planned activities. It is a 5-hour role, working alongside a team to help each child feel supported and challenged. Experience of working with children in a play or educational setting is the main requirement, with first aid and food hygiene certificates welcome but not essential.

What the job involves

• Create a safe, creative and engaging environment for children in the breakfast club
• Plan and run a variety of activities, from creative crafts to active games
• Help remove barriers to learning so every child can thrive
• Ensure each child feels valued, supported and challenged to reach their potential
• Work as part of the breakfast club team

What’s required

Experience

• Experience supporting children in a play or educational setting

Skills & knowledge

• Confidence in planning and organising a variety of activities

Nice to have

• Paediatric First Aid certificate
• Food hygiene certificate