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Afterschool Club Assistant

Employer: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Location: St John Fisher CVA

Hours: 3.5 hours per week / 39 weeks per year ( Tues - Wed 3 - 4.45)

Position: Permanent/part time

Salary: £2,023 - £2,087 (FTE £24,796-£25,583)

Grade: Band 2 (Points 3-5)

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Closing date: 09:00 am 2nd July 2026

Interview Date: tbc

Are you passionate about working with children and making a positive impact in their lives? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Our Afterschool Club provides a warm, welcoming environment where children can finish their afternoons with healthy food, engaging activities, and the support of caring adults. We are seeking enthusiastic, reliable, and nurturing individuals to join our Afterschool Club team. As a Afterschool Club Assistant, you will play a key role in creating a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for our students.

As well as the hours provided here, there will be opportunities to engage if successful with casual hours on other days for the afterschool club.

Your responsibilities will include: Engaging with students in fun activities and games Ensuring the play area is safe, clean, and organized Fostering positive relationships with students, parents, and staff

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit your application no later than the closing date stated above. You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received. We warmly encourage applicants to visit our schools. Please contact the school offices to arrange an appointment on 0116 2882203.

Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?

Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.

Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 28.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.

Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.

About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.

The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

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