Breakfast & After School Club Manager - Guildford GU2
About this role
Company Description
Junior Adventures Group
Job Description
Breakfast & After School Club Manager
📍 Location: St Nicolas' C of E Infant School, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4YD
💷 Pay: £13.60 per hour
📄 Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only (39 weeks per year)
🕒 Hours: 22.25 hours per week
Working Hours
Monday to Friday
- Breakfast Club: 7:15am – 9:00am
- After School Club: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Lead the fun. Inspire children. Love what you do.
Are you a passionate childcare professional who enjoys leading a team and creating unforgettable experiences for children?
At Junior Adventures Group (JAG), we're looking for an enthusiastic Breakfast & After School Club Manager to lead our thriving wraparound care provision at St Nicolas' C of E Infant School in Guildford.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a busy and rewarding club where every day brings new adventures. You'll lead a small, dedicated team, build strong relationships with children, parents and the school, and create a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment where children aged 4–11 can play, learn and thrive before and after the school day.
Whether it's arts and crafts, sports, imaginative play, team games or outdoor adventures, you'll help make every session a highlight of each child's day.
This role is ideal for someone ready to take the next step into management or an existing childcare leader looking for a fresh challenge.
There are also opportunities to increase your hours by working in our Holiday Clubs and Lunchtime Clubs, if desired.
What You'll Be Doing
As Club Manager, you'll:
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the Breakfast & After School Club.
- Plan and deliver exciting, inclusive and engaging activities for children aged 4–11.
- Create a safe, happy and welcoming environment where every child feels valued.
- Lead, motivate and support your team to deliver outstanding childcare.
- Build positive relationships with children, parents, carers, school staff and colleagues.
- Manage registers, planning and day-to-day club administration.
- Promote positive behaviour, confidence and independence.
- Ensure safeguarding, health & safety and company policies are followed at all times.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about working with children.
- A confident and supportive leader who enjoys motivating others.
- Organised, reliable and able to manage a busy club environment.
- An excellent communicator who builds positive relationships.
- Creative, energetic and full of enthusiasm.
- Committed to delivering exceptional childcare experiences.
Experience in childcare, education, playwork, sports coaching, youth work or a similar environment would be advantageous.
Whether you've worked as a Playworker, Sports Coach, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner, Holiday Club Leader, Youth Worker or Children's Activity Leader, we'd love to hear from you.
What's in it for You?
- £13.60 per hour.
- Permanent Term Time Only contract (39 weeks per year).
- Family-friendly hours with no weekend working.
- Paid training and ongoing professional development.
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured.
- Discounted wraparound care and Holiday Clubs (where applicable).
- Refer-a-Friend reward scheme.
- A fun, supportive and welcoming team.
- Excellent opportunities to progress your career with Junior Adventures Group.
About Junior Adventures Group
At Junior Adventures Group, we believe every child deserves a safe, inspiring and joyful place where they can learn, play and grow.
Every day, our passionate teams create memorable experiences that help children build confidence, develop friendships and discover new interests. We're proud to make a positive difference in the lives of thousands of children across the UK—and we'd love you to be part of that journey.
Safeguarding
We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care. All roles require an Enhanced DBS check, Children's Barred List Check, and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment is subject to satisfactory DBS and suitability checks. As part of our safeguarding and due diligence procedures, online searches may be undertaken in relation to shortlisted candidates.
Applicants must:
Complete our application form as part of our safer recruitment process (CVs alone will not be accepted)Provide two references (including most recent employer)Undergo an enhanced DBS checkProvide appropriate documentation for vetting
For more information:Keeping Children Safe in Education
Successful applicants will be required to:
- Complete our safer recruitment process.
- Provide two satisfactory references, including their most recent employer.
- Undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
- Provide all required documentation for pre-employment vetting.
Join the JAG Family!
If you're ready to lead a fantastic team, inspire children every day and make a real difference in your local community, we'd love to hear from you.
📩 Apply today and start your next adventure with Junior Adventures Group!
▶️ Learn more about us by watching our team video.
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Qualifications
experience within childcare and mangement
Company at a glance
Junior Adventures Group UK is proud to be the leading provider of before, after-school activity clubs, PE lessons and holiday programmes in the UK, with passionate teams who live and breathe our mission: to build brighter futures for children. For over 30 years, we’ve been delivering exceptional experiences for children in over 1,000 settings across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Our global experience has allowed us to create an approach to child-led care that parents and schools trust - and children love.
JAG arrived in the UK from Australia in 2019, bringing with it its exceptional, globally-developed educational frameworks. JAG UK was created in February of that year and immediately built on these strong foundations by acquiring two of the UK’s leading out-of-school club providers – Fit For Sport and Energy Kidz – which in 2023 officially merged into JAG. The result is one purpose-driven, best-of-all-worlds organisation – Junior Adventures Group – that brings together the rich history, passion and expertise of three world-class childcare brands, delivering the same outstanding play and activity programmes in support of schools, leisure partners, parents and children – just under a new name.
We believe in playing our part in helping children become great, well-rounded people, and we’re committed to building brighter futures for each and every child. By shaping our experiences and programmes around them, we create fun, inclusive activities that develop their creativity, promote learning, facilitate diversity and enhance their wellbeing and happiness. By engaging every child through our programmes to realise their potential, we prepare them with the skills and knowledge they will need to navigate a world yet to be imagined.
Top Benefits
- Paid training
- Professional development
- Employee assistance programme
- Discounted wraparound care
- Discounted holiday clubs
- Refer-a-friend reward scheme
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