Extend Manager

Annual leave
Standard GCC allowance to be taken by agreement as a mixture in term time and in school holidays
Hours
Term-time wrap-around care plus holiday camps
Wrap-around (term time): Before school: 7:30–10:00am. After school: 3:00–5:00pm (some evenings until 6:00pm dependent on ratios and rotas)
Holiday camps (during school holidays): Up to 35 days per year; typically, 7:45am – 4:30pm (based on demand)
Contract – Permanent
Closing date – Wednesday 25th March
Interviews – Tuesday 14th April
Start date – mid-May 2026

Join our team at Lakeside Primary School

Extend Manager
Wrap-around care & holiday camps – Be part of something new!

About Extend

Lakeside Primary School is excited to launch Extend, a brand-new provision offering high-quality, safe, and engaging wrap-around care before and after school, as well as expanding the school’s fun-filled holiday camps. Our mission is to provide a nurturing environment where children can continue and expand their learning, play, relax and be cared for beyond the classroom. You can read more from our Head Teacher here.

Lakeside Primary School is a large and busy primary school in Up Hatherley. The Head Teacher seeks to appoint an outstanding, resilient and self-motivated professional to the post of Extend Manager, to launch our new before and after school clubs and evolve the recently established holiday camps.
The school is an inspiring, rewarding and happy place – a true slice of society - with children and families who really give back when you put in. We enjoy a positive and supportive work environment and offer training and development opportunities.

Personal attributes
What we’re looking for:

• An enthusiastic, caring manager
• Experience working with children (EYFS and Primary)
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Commitment to safeguarding and child welfare
• Share our passion for wanting the very best for our pupils
• Be nurturing and kind, recognising every child as an individual
• Be well organised with a proactive and creative approach

Salary & Benefits

Salary: Full time equivalent: NJC scale, band 5 (point 11-14) (FTE £28,142 to £29,540pa)

Equivalent average 22 hours per week: £19,080 to £20,028pa

In return, we will offer you:

• Competitive pay
• Supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in children’s lives
• An investment in your professional development through training opportunities
• A carefully considered package to support your workload and wellbeing including access to counselling, therapies and a private GP service

What you need to do now: - Please see details to the right of this advert.

To view the supporting documents or apply online just click on Apply Now.

This vacancy may be withdrawn without notice.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data
collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Lakeside Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references which will be sought prior to interview. Lakeside Primary School is an equal opportunities employer.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we encourage you to read prior to applying to join our team: Lakeside Primary School - Safeguarding (lakesidechelt.co.uk)