Wraparound Care / After School Club Manager

Sprites Primary Academy; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible working

Well-being support

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

REAch2 Academy Trust in Ipswich is seeking an outstanding Wrap Around Care Manager to lead our new extended provision for primary-age children. You will guide the team, ensure safety, and engage children in play and activities, meeting and greeting parents with feedback on their child’s time at the club.

The role requires leadership, knowledge of child development, excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with students, parents and staff.

Qualifications

• Leadership qualities and the ability to motivate staff
• Understanding of child development and learning
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Ability to develop a planned programme of activities
• Understanding of children with SEN needs
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Strong communication with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with students, parents and staff
• Firm yet friendly with diverse personalities
• Good/use of initiative
• Willingness to take direction and guidance
• Good behaviour management understanding
• Able to work as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Lead the extended provision and guide the team to ensure children's safety and engagement
• Develop a varied programme of activities suitable for different ages and needs
• Meet and greet parents and provide feedback on their child’s time at the club
• Communicate professionally with stakeholders and maintain strong relationships with students, parents and staff
• Support safeguarding and healthy, inclusive practice across the provision

Skills

Leadership

Child development

Organisational skills

Activity planning

SEN awareness

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Relationship building

Behaviour management

Teamwork

Initiative

Direction & guidance

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an outstanding and highly motivated individual to lead our new extended school’s provision who can enhance our provision and who are committed to making the school experience engaging, enjoyable and meaningful for primary age children.

As the Wrap Around Care Manager, you will provide guidance and lead the extended provision team. You will ensure the team work closely with the children, whilst ensuring their safety at all times, engaging with them in aspects of play and conversation, setting up activities for children to take part in, meet and greet parents and provide them with feedback on their child’s time at the club.

In particular, successful applicants should have:

Have leadership qualities and the ability to motivate staff

Have an understanding of child development and learning

Have excellent organisational and administrative skills and be able to carry out administrative duties in line with the provision’s procedures

Be able to develop a planned programme of activities varying these to suite the age and needs of the children

An understanding of children with SEN needs

Recognise that the quality of the extended services provision has an impact on learning and the pupil’s attitude to school

A current food hygiene certificate (desirable)

Paediatric first aid qualification (desirable)

Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures

You should:

Be able to communicate professionally with a range of stakeholders

Have excellent numeracy and literacy skills

Have the ability to build effective relationships with students, parents and other staff

The ability to relate in a firm and friendly way with a wide range of personalities

The ability to use initiative

Be willing to undertake direction and guidance

Have a good understanding of behaviour management strategies

Be able to work as part of a team

Why Work with REAch2 Academy Trust?

Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice:

• Excellence & Development: We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Supportive & Collaborative:Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared.
• Well-being Focus: We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer robust well-being support for all staff.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools.
• Innovation & Impact: Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives.
• Making a difference: Working with REAch2 means contributing to something bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations.

Join us to grow your career, collaborate with passionate educators, and make a lasting impact on future generations.

Benefits

• We offer a range of benefits to support your career and well-being:
• Generous Annual Leave: healthy work-life balance.
• Professional Development: Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly: We are committed to supporting flexible working and requests will be considered on an individual basis, including options such as part time, term-time, home working, and other options that work for both the employee and the Trust.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.
• Well-being Support: Receive comprehensive well-being and employee assistance for you and your family.

Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.

For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click here for our Safer Recruitment Policy.

All information is stored securely, and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.

The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.