Junior Adventures Group
Childcare After School Club Manager - Bradford on Avon, BA15
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Job Description: Club Manager – After School Club
Company Description
Junior Adventures Group
Job Description
🌟 Club Manager – After School Club 📍 Location: Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire BA15 💷 Salary: £13.60 per hour ⏰ Hours: 13 hours 20 minutes per week (Term Time Only) 📅 Start Date: September 2026 🚀 Flexibility – Opportunity to work up to 40 hours per week in school holidays
Do you love working with children and want to turn your energy, creativity, and leadership skills into something truly meaningful? At Junior Adventures Group (JAG), we’re looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Club Manager to lead our After School Club in Bradford-on-Avon.
This is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Take your first step into management
- Build on existing leadership experience
- Make a genuine difference in children’s lives daily
You’ll be at the heart of the club, creating a safe, exciting, and enriching environment for children aged 4–11, where they can play, learn, and thrive through engaging activities.
Working Hours
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After School Club: 15:20 – 18:00 (Monday to Friday, Term Time Only) Total contracted hours: 13 hours 20 minutes per week
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Flexibility Opportunity: Work up to 40 hours per week during school holidays through our Holiday Club provision.
About the Role
As Club Manager, you’ll lead a small team to deliver exceptional wraparound care experiences for children after school. Your responsibilities include:
- Building positive relationships with children, parents, school staff, and colleagues
- Ensuring the highest standards of care, safeguarding, and activity delivery
- Creating fun-filled after-school experiences, including:
- Sports and games
- Arts & crafts
- Team challenges
- Structured play
Your creativity and leadership will help make every week something children look forward to!
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What You’ll Be Doing
✔ Leading activities: Sports, games, arts & crafts, and structured play ✔ Planning engaging sessions: Inclusive, age-appropriate, and child-centred ✔ Team management: Supporting and motivating your team ✔ Relational-building: Parent, carer, school, and colleague relationships ✔ Safeguarding compliance: Ensuring policies and health & safety are followed ✔ Record-keeping and operations: Maintaining club admin duties ✔ Promoting confidence: Encouraging positive behaviour and independence in children ✔ Creating an inclusive culture: Making sure every child feels valued and supported
What We’re Looking For
We’re searching for someone who is:
- A natural leader: Confident, caring, and creative
- Passionate about children’s welfare
- Organised and multi-task capable
- A strong communicator who thrives on relationships
- Energetic, enthusiastic, and proactive
- Committed to delivering exceptional childcare
Preferred Qualifications/Experience: ✨ A Level 3 Childcare Qualification (desirable, but not essential—experience is highly valued) ✨ Experience in childcare, education, or playwork settings ✨ Experience in leading, supervising, or managing a team ✨ A passion for engaging children through activities
Can You Connect with Any Of These Roles?
- Sports Coach
- Teaching Assistant (TA)
- Playworker
- Activity Leader
- Nursery Practitioner/Manager or SEN Support
- Youth Worker
- Scout or Guide Leader
- Drama/Dance/Performing Arts Instructor
- NCS Team Leader
- Any early childhood-focused professional
What’s in it for You?
💰 Hourly rate: £13.60 📈 Additional hours available in school holidays ❌ No weekend work 🎓 Training & development with paid professional development opportunities ✅ Support available through a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured) 🎟 Discounts on JAG’s wraparound care & holiday clubs (for your own children, where applicable) 💰 Refer-a-friend rewards 🤝 Open, inclusive, and supportive team culture 🚀 Career progression opportunities
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Why Join Junior Adventures Group?
At JAG, our people make the difference. Every day, our teams create safe, exciting, and memorable experiences for children across the UK. We believe in supporting colleagues to grow, develop, and thrive while making a positive impact in our communities.
If you’re passionate about children, leadership, and creating fun-filled experiences, we’d love you to join the JAG family!
🔹 Explore life at JAG here: JAG Culture Video
Safeguarding
This role requires compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Required Safeguarding Checks include:
- Online application as part of safer recruitment process (CVs alone unaffected)
- Two satisfactory references (including from the most recent employer)
- Childcare reference (where applicable)
- An Enhanced DBS check
- Proof of identity, right to work, and vetting
All checks must be completed before employment begins.
For further details: KCSIE Safeguarding Information
Ready to Join the JAG Family?
If you’re ready to: ✅ Take the lead ✅ Inspire young minds ✅ Make every school day an adventure
Apply today! Start your journey with Junior Adventures Group.
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Qualification Note:
Desirable: Childcare Level 3 Qualification
Compensation:
£13.60 per hour
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