Wraparound Care Manager

The Echelford Primary School; Ashford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

A primary school in Ashford is seeking an enthusiastic individual to manage their Wraparound Club. This part-time position involves overseeing the club's operations and ensuring a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment for children. Candidates should possess good communication skills, a capability to lead a team, and adhere to safeguarding policies. The role requires availability during morning and afternoon sessions, with a total of approximately 24.75 hours per week. They can consider alternative working hours if needed.

Qualifications

• Wants to create an inclusive, stimulating, and safe provision.
• Able to lead the organisation of the Wraparound Club adhering to safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Wraparound Club and ensure child safety.
• Create a caring and creative environment.
• Manage the schedule and activities of the club.

Skills

Good written and spoken English

Numerate

IT literate

Ability to lead and work in a team

Use own initiative

Job description

Overview

The Echelford Primary School is a large, friendly, three‑form entry primary school in Ashford, Surrey with a diverse catchment and a wonderful team spirit. We have a strong reputation for working collaboratively with other local schools and are constantly on the look‑out for opportunities to enhance our provision. We are a member of the Lumen Learning Trust, a trust that puts the children's needs at the heart of its provision. We are committed to enabling children to become successful lifelong learners and happy, fulfilled adults who can make positive choices about their future. The right candidate will be joining a strong, professional team of enthusiastic staff who will work alongside you in a supportive and constructive way. The Echelford Primary School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to manage our Wraparound Club.

We are

• A Good school (re‑inspected November 2021) on its journey to Outstanding
• A cohesive school, where staff and governors are supportive;
• An innovative school with excellent facilities.

Qualifications

• Wants to create a provision that is inclusive, stimulating, safe, caring and creative.
• Has a good level of written and spoken English, is numerate and IT literate.
• Is able to lead the organisation of the Wraparound Club adhering to the schools' policies around safeguarding.
• Is able to lead and work as part of a team and use own initiative.

Hours

Part time. 7:00 am – 8:45 am and 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with an additional 1 hour per week for admin tasks during term time (38 weeks per year). Total weekly hours: 24.75.

Although this role is advertised with split‑shift hours, we recognise that not all applicants may be able to commit to the morning session. If you are unable to work the Breakfast Club hours we would still welcome your application. We can consider alternative working hours that would still enable the Breakfast Club to be effectively covered and managed.

Salary

£30,647 – £32,867 Full Time equivalent, Actual annual salary £17,661 – £18,940 for 24.75 hours per week, 38 weeks per year.

Closing date

Friday 16th January 2026

Interviews

Friday 23rd January 2026

Start date

February 2026

Application instructions

To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs.

Safeguarding Statement

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.

Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.

EEO statement

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.