Out of School Club Leader in Brentwood

The Treehouse Club is an award-winning, welcoming, child-centred forestry Nursery & Pre-School group committed to providing high-quality wrap-around care through a strong connection with nature and the outdoors for Primary School age children. Our goal is for every child to never forget their childhood and how to have an adventure!

We are looking for an Out of School Club Leader to deliver exciting activities for primary school aged children.

• Extra birthday day off on us!
• Well-being package
• Free parking
• Staff events

Working Monday to Friday, 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm - Term Time only.

Out-of-School Club Leader Job Role:

• To create fun activities for the children
• To support the children at tea time
• Ensure all safeguarding and operational policies are adhered to
• To carry out staff supervision as needed
• Resourcing for the Out of School Club
• Leading the team to create a fun, safe space for the children to enjoy

Ideal candidate will have a minimum of level 2 in childcare, excellent leadership and communication skills.

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and takes its statutory duties and responsibilities in this context very seriously. We expect everyone working in or on behalf of the setting to share our commitment. We take pride in ensuring that our robust policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and implemented consistently, by everyone, as we strive to maintain a strong safeguarding working practices and culture.

Annual safeguarding training is provided to all staff and is an integral part of the setting's Continued Professional Development training. All staff, volunteers and main contractors undergo appropriate DBS checks prior to appointment.

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club applies safer recruitment policies to ensure that all of our staff are suitable to work with children and young people. We advise you in advance that two people will be involved in your recruitment process. Both people will partake in your interview and each person will individually review all applications and paperwork to ensure that you are suitable for the role. Part of our safer recruitment procedure includes obtaining references for you. One of these references must be your latest employer. If you are unable to obtain a reference before the interview from your current employer then you must obtain references from the employer before that as well as one other reference. References from former employers are preferable over any other referee.

Please note that we will need to obtain a reference from your latest employer before completing our processes for you to commence working for us. We are at liberty to advise you that if there are gaps in your employment history or any other information that gives us cause for concern, we will contact your former employers to obtain further information and satisfy any concerns that we have.

We will need to obtain evidence from you to confirm that you are eligible to work within the UK. We confirm that this information, as well as all personal information, will be held in our Staff Central Record. We do not offer sponsorship to overseas workers.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.