Holiday Club Leader (Casual) at Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

About the role

Holiday Club Leader

Full Time | School Holiday Working Pattern

Do you believe that childhood should be filled with adventure, friendship, laughter and lasting memories?

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic and caring Holiday Club Leader to develop and lead an exciting holiday club where children feel safe, valued and inspired to have fun.

At Highcliffe St Mark, we believe every child is unique and should feel a strong sense of belonging within our community. Guided by our values of Respect, Courage and Compassion, we strive to create an environment where children flourish, make friends, build confidence and enjoy new experiences.

As Holiday Club Leader, you will lead and manage a team of childcare assistants, ensuring our holiday provision is safe, welcoming, inclusive and full of engaging activities. From sports and games to crafts, outdoor adventures and special themed days, you will bring energy, creativity and organisation to every holiday.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the holiday club.
• Manage, support and inspire a team of childcare assistants.
• Plan and deliver a varied and engaging programme of play-based activities.
• Ensure high standards of safeguarding, welfare, health and safety.
• Foster positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Ensure every child feels included, valued and able to participate.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and growth of the provision.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience working with children in a childcare, education or play setting.
• Has experience leading or supervising adults.
• Is warm, approachable and enthusiastic.
• Can create a positive, inclusive and fun environment.
• Is highly organised and able to work independently.
• Shares our commitment to putting children at the heart of everything we do.
• Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Working Pattern

The successful candidate will work throughout the school holiday periods, including half terms, Easter and summer holidays.

The post is not required to work on:

• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Boxing Day
• Bank Holidays

Closing date: 14 October 2026 Interview date: 20 October 2026

Further Information

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.