What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about supporting children and creating a positive, nurturing environment? We are a happy, successful school with lovely children who enjoy their learning. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Wrap Around Care Supervisor to join our team! In this vital role, you will be responsible for overseeing the care and well-being of children during out-of-school hours, providing a safe, fun, and stimulating space for them to thrive. If you have a love for working with children and are ready to make a difference in their day-to-day experiences, we’d love to hear from you.
The main responsibilities will include:
• To provide appropriate Wrap Around Care (WAC) with high quality provision of varied activities for pupils to enjoy in a safe, relaxed and calm environment at the beginning or end of the school day
• To be responsible for ensuring all staff follow and maintain the duties and responsibilities listed below
• To provide a weekly plan of activities that will motivate and engage the children and share this with the team
• To maintain accurate records of children who attend WAC, including allergies/medical needs or SEND
• To create staffing rotas with specific roles for each member of staff in order to ensure there is always adequate supervision of the children who attend WAC
• To liaise with the Assistant Head Teacher when staff absence impacts on staffing ratios
• To ensure the weekly food order is completed within the required timescales
• To liaise with parents/the office staff regarding children who have not booked in advance of attending the provision
• Setting up areas before children arrive and tidying away at end of each session (ensuring kitchen area and all tables are cleaned after each session).
• Organising the space and resources to create a welcoming, relaxed and informal environment, whilst maintaining appropriate behaviour expectations.
• Meeting and greeting children as they arrive and liaising with parents at the gate during drop off and collection times ensuring a positive relationship with both.
• Establishing supportive relationships with the pupils and encouraging acceptance and inclusion of all pupils.
• Settling children and serving an afternoon snack, encouraging the children to be independent or help others.
• Interacting with children, discussing their school day, playing games or simply having conversations on an individual or small group basis.
• Ensuring there is a good standard of behaviour in line with the school’s behaviour policy.
Hours are 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday – Friday, during term time only.
For further details please see the full Job Description attached.
We encourage early applications and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
All applications to be made via Kent-Teach.
Interviews TBC
What the school offers its staff
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Tech scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.