Breakfast Club Assistant at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

St Michael's Church of England Primary School; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is seeking a Breakfast Club Assistant to support wrap around care for children aged 4–11. The role runs 7:30am–9:00am, Monday to Friday during term time (38 weeks).

You will supervise, plan activities, ensure safety, and work with staff and families to provide a positive start to the day. Training and DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in a school, childcare, or similar setting (preferred).
• A caring, patient, and positive attitude.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A reliable and flexible approach to work.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth day-to-day operation of the wrap around care provision.
• Provide direct supervision and care for children aged 4 to 11.
• Assist in planning, organising, and delivering a variety of enjoyable and age-appropriate activities.
• Promote the safety, welfare, and safeguarding of all children at all times.
• Build positive relationships with children, encouraging inclusion, independence, and positive behaviour.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with parents, carers, and school staff.
• Maintain accurate records in line with school procedures and safeguarding policies.
• Assist with the preparation and serving of healthy snacks, ensuring dietary requirements are met.
• Help maintain a welcoming, positive, clean, and well-organised environment.
• Support colleagues in ensuring the provision operates effectively and meets the needs of all children attending.

Skills

Experience working with children

Caring attitude

Good communication

Team teamwork

Reliability & flexibility

Safeguarding commitment

Job description

About this Role

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School are seeking afriendly, enthusiastic, and responsible individual to join our team as a Breakfast Club Assistant. In this rewarding role, you will support the day-to-dayrunning of our wrap around care provision, helping to create a safe, fun, andengaging environment for children. You will work closely with colleagues toprovide high-quality care, supervise children, and support a range ofstimulating activities that promote children's wellbeing and development.

This post is for 7.5 hours per week, (7:30am - 9am) Monday to Friday, term time only (38 weeks)

Key Responsibilities

• Support the smooth day-to-day operation of thewrap around care provision.
• Provide direct supervision and care for childrenaged 4 to 11.
• Assist in planning, organising, and delivering avariety of enjoyable and age-appropriate activities.
• Promote the safety, welfare, and safeguarding ofall children at all times.
• Build positive relationships with children,encouraging inclusion, independence, and positive behaviour.
• Communicate professionally and effectively withparents, carers, and school staff.
• Maintain accurate records in line with schoolprocedures and safeguarding policies.
• Assist with the preparation and serving ofhealthy snacks, ensuring dietary requirements are met.
• Help maintain a welcoming, positive, clean, andwell-organised environment.
• Support colleagues in ensuring the provisionoperates effectively and meets the needs of all children attending.

What We're Looking For

• Experience working with children in a school,childcare, or similar setting (preferred).
• A caring, patient, and positive attitude.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of ateam.
• A reliable and flexible approach to work.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of children.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to make apositive difference to children's experiences before and after the school day,helping to create an enjoyable and supportive environment where they can thrive.

We warmly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a tour or aninformal conversation, please contact the school office.

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share thiscommitment. The successful candidate will be required to follow the relevantsafeguarding procedures, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE)guidance, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactoryreferences.