After School and Holiday Club Deputy Manager

Overview

The Junior School is recruiting for an After School and Holiday Club Deputy Manager to join the ePlus department on a temporary basis until August 2026. The position is available immediately (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). Hours of work will be between 1.30pm and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday during term time and on a rota basis (26.25 hours) during holiday periods. A degree of flexibility is required. The postholder will be placed on the ESMS Support Staff Salary Scales within the range of point 25 – 28, equivalent to £20,207 to £22,205 pro-rated per annum. Remuneration depends on skills and experience. The role will be based at the Queensferry Road site during term time and at the Ravelston site during holiday periods.

Responsibilities

• Lead an effective and motivated team to deliver high quality out of school care that meets the needs of children and their families.
• Provide daily support to the Practitioner and evaluate the provision on a weekly basis.
• Ensure a consistent approach throughout the provision, support children and staff, and maintain staff ratios on the floor.

Qualifications and attributes

• Kind, enthusiastic and responsible with a focus on the interests of children and teamwork.
• Experience working with children.
• Recognised childcare qualification.
• Strong organisational skills.

Additional information

The successful candidate will need to learn more about this role from the job description provided.

Eligibility: ESMS is unable to sponsor international workers for this role. International applicants will be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate must demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits: Staff receive a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, and membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme with discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values: ESMS seeks individuals who embody Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity and Curiosity, and who model behaviours aligned with our pillars of Ambition, Innovation and Community.

Safeguarding: ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland. All staff have direct access to young people; therefore all posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Enquiries: For enquiries about this position, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@esms.org.uk.

The closing date is 12noon, Thursday 18 September. We anticipate interviews will be held the following week on 25 and 26 September.

About ESMS

Welcome to ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools in Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co-educational sixth form. ESMS is a long-standing, award-winning school focused on the whole child, with values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity and Curiosity.

Benefits

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including pool and fitness facilities
• Generous holiday allowance
• Generous pension
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Discount and Benefits Scheme with discounts at 130,000 locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications