ST CHRISTOPHER’S SCHOOL TRUST (EPSOM) LTD

After School Club Assistant

Qualifications and Experience

Relevant level 3 Early Years childcare qualification is required
Previous experience of supervising/working with groups of young children in a nursery/play
setting

Qualities and Skills

  Welcoming, fun and enthusiastic demeanour
  A passion for working with young children
  The ability to engage and motivate others
  Respect for others – children, parents and colleagues
  Excellent communication skills with children, parents and colleagues
  Patience
  Ability to maintain confidentiality
  Ability to work as a member of a team as well as take initiative as an individual
  Awareness of health and safety issues as they relate to the care of young children
  Flexibility, enthusiasm and a sense of humour and fun
  Commitment to equal opportunities

The school has a dedicated friendly staff who work together to create a happy, caring, family
environment for the children in our care.

School Standards
It is important to recognise that St Christopher’s School Staff must maintain professional
standards at all times and to recognise that they are role models for the pupils in many
respects.
Such professional standards include:
•Dress: Members of the team are expected to maintain a smart and professional appearance
and wear appropriate clothing whilst at work;
•Punctuality: this is expected in all aspects of work;
•Duty of Care: keeping our pupils safe and acting in the child’s best interest at all times;
•Propriety and behaviour: all staff are expected to adopt high standards of personal conduct in
accordance with the Staff Code of Conduct;
•Taking good care of the fabric of the School.