Summer Holiday Club Assistant
Job Title: Holiday Club Assistant
Grade: SCP 2-3 (Scale 1c £28,221 - £28,617 FTE – April 2025 figure) £15.03 - £15.24 ph 2025-2026 rates of pay
Responsible to: Deputy Head Teacher/Head Teacher
Responsible for: None
Job Purpose
- To assist the Holiday Club Leader in supervising children attending the Holiday Club, providing appropriate activities, encouraging cooperation, securing their safety, monitoring well-being and ensuring good behaviour.
Location: E17 6JY – Pretoria Avenue, close to Blackhorse Road station
Phone: 0208 520 7026 or 020 8521 3839
Website: http://www.stoneydownpark.org.uk
Contract type: Casual for contract period only
Contract Start Date: Thursday 23rd July, 2026
Contract End Date: Wednesday 5th August, 2026 inclusive (10 consecutive working ways)
Hours per day: EITHER: 8.15am – 4:15pm OR 10:00 - 18:00 (we need flexibility so you will have to be available for either shift if you want to apply for this job) Monday – Friday only with 30 minutes lunch each day
Total hours over the contract: 75 hours only
Holiday Scheme Assistant JD and application form available via our website
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 7 June, 2026
Please return all completed application forms to Tracey Palmer, Office Manager via email only to: recruitment@stoneydownpark.waltham.sch.uk
The post
Stoneydown Park Primary School are seeking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic, experienced Holiday Club Assistant to assist the Summer Holiday Club Leader in our thriving club that is highly valued by our working parents as a safe and happy place where their children are well cared for. The successful applicant will be an excellent communicator with children and parents. You should also be a team player who is flexible and able to multi-task in a calm, patient and professional manner.
The person we appoint will:
- Be creative and use initiative
- Be a team player
- Be organised
- Be enthusiastic and flexible
- Have experience of working in a school environment for a minimum of 2 years
Safeguarding
Stoneydown is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and all potential employees will undergo vigorous vetting checks to ensure their suitability including an enhanced DBS check.
Following KCSIE guidance 2023 an online search may be conducted on publicly available social media on shortlisted candidates ONLY prior to interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure
Other information
We aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all.
The selection process will include a task(s) and an interview.
References will be requested prior to interview for those short-listed.
This post is temporary only ie for the period of the contract only.
For further details regarding this vacancy, please visit the school website: http://www.stoneydownpark.org.uk or contact Tracey Palmer, Office Manager on 020 8520 7026 or 020 8521 3839 for further information.
Please note that CVs will not be considered and will automatically be disregarded. A valid application form will need to be completed.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
Email address or postal address for return of applications : recruitment@stoneydownpark.waltham.sch.uk