Breakfast and After School Club Assistant

Harris Primary Academy Purley Way has been open since 2016 and is Ofsted rated 'Outstanding' in all areas. At full capacity there will be 21 classes from Reception to Year 6. We opened with a Reception cohort and are growing by a year group at a time with currently over 560 pupils on roll from Reception to Year 6.

The whole community strive for Harris Primary Academy Purley Way to be the best it can possibly be which is encapsulated by our vision statement: "Excellence for All". Our core values of: Positivity, Ambition and Growth, underpin everything that happens in our academy and we have high expectations that these are followed and modelled by all staff, parents and children.

We are looking for a Wraparound Club Assistant to provide child care for pupils attending the Harris Primary Academy Purley Way Breakfast and After School Club, under the guidance of the Breakfast and After School Club Leader and Principal. You will be working closely with the children providing encouragement, friendship and supervision. To assist the Leader in offering the children a wide range of play activities and ensuring that the club offers the children a relaxed, informed and caring environment.

The working hours for this role will be Monday to Friday 7:00am to 9:00am and 3:15pm to 6:15pm, on a fixed-term contract from September 2025 to August 2026. We are happy to consider applications who would be interested in working either one or both of these shifts.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To assist in the preparation of breakfast, snacks, cleaning away and washing up when required.
• To be responsible for a group of children as designated by the Leader.
• To assist in ensuring that the children are safe at all times and drawing attention to the Play Leader of any likely causes of danger.
• To attend occasional staff meetings.
• To attend training sessions occasionally, if required, at a mutually agreed time and date.
• To undertake any other task as required by management within the purpose of the job.
• To accompany the children on outings, accepting responsibility for the whereabouts and safety of a designated small group of children.
• To inform the Leader immediately of any incident which could be detrimental to the well-being of any child within the Club's care.
• To offer ideas and participate in new and improved play activities. This will involve offering a weekly activity, e.g. arts and crafts, physical, cooking etc.

The successful candidate will have:

• NVQ Level 2 in Early Years / Play-work / Teaching Assistant or equivalent
• First Aid Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
• Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to acquire)
• Experience of working with children of relevant age
• Experience of working with children who may have additional needs
• The ability to encourage and inspire young people
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to use own initiative
• The ability to work in a flexible way

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.