Riverside School

Casual Team Leader

Orpington, London
Posted September 12, 2026
Expired
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About this role

  • Adhere
    to Lighthouse Club and Riverside School processes and procedures whilst the
    children in your care are continually having a fun, stimulating and safe time.
  • Encouraging
    and leading Activities Assistants ensuring they receive a plan of activities
    for the day, clear direction and they have read the All about me forms and
    attendee paperwork before working with any children.
  • Assist
    with planning and delivery of activities with structure and enthusiasm;
    encouraging maximum participation from Activities Assistants and children.
  • Setting
    up the classrooms including moving furniture and play equipment appropriate for
    the cohort of children in that day.
  • Manage
    the exchange of all relevant information on the children to management,
    ensuring that All about me forms / similar documentation for children are being
    regularly reviewed and staff are working in line with these.
  • Providing
    refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met.
  • Consulting
    with children and involving them in planning future activities.
  • Facilitating
    good communication with all members of the Club, parents, and schools.
  • Undertaking
    appropriate and relevant training.
  • Keeping
    the work environment healthy, safe and secure.
  • Ensuring
    that all activities, equipment and the setting is safe with the relevant risk
    assessments undertaken.
  • Actively
    contribute to ensuring up to date reports are correct for the Lighthouse Club
    Manager to feedback to allocated Social Workers.
  • Ensuring
    the appropriate paperwork is completed for any physical dysregulations.
  • Ensuring
    that any safeguarding issues are reportedly appropriately to the Lighthouse
    Club Manager
  • Ensuring
    the demonstration of good professional standards.
  • Setting
    and supporting the planning of the day for Activities Assistants with clear
    direction, activities times tables and understanding of the needs of the
    children. This will include allocating staff to children as appropriate.
  • Ensuring
    Activities Assistants are following guidance around the use of mobile phones,
    GDPR and Confidentiality and Health and Safety.
  • Attend
    regular Safeguarding training.
  • Attend
    termly team meeting meetings with the Lighthouse Club Manager to report on the
    area that you lead.
  • Be
    proactive in de-briefing Activities Assistants at the end of the day if there
    have been any physical dysregulations that have required paperwork to be filled
    out, to provide constructive feedback to the Activities Assistant.

Job details

🏢 EmployerRiverside School
📍 LocationOrpington, London
📋 ContractFULL TIME
📅 Closing date2026-10-17

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