Wrap Around Care Assistant

Job title: Wraparound Care Assistant – Lambeth

Location: Lambeth, London

Salary: £14.24 - £15 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience.

Start date: 9 November 2026

Contract: Part time, temporary, long term.

Hours: Term time, outside normal lesson hours; exact sessions agreed before placement.

Make the time before and after lessons a part of the day children look forward to. Transparency Education is recruiting a Wraparound Care Assistant for breakfast club and after-school club opportunities in Lambeth.

You will help create enjoyable, well-organised sessions where children can play, unwind and spend time with friends. These are part-time opportunities outside normal lesson hours. Morning and afternoon session times, and whether one or both are available, will be agreed before placement.

Responsibilities

• Welcome children, take registers and follow safe arrival and collection procedures.

• Set up games, creative activities and indoor or outdoor play.

• Supervise food and snacks in line with allergy and hygiene arrangements.

• Help children cooperate, feel included and resolve everyday disagreements.

• Keep resources organised and report any safety or welfare concerns.

Requirements

• Experience working with children in childcare, playwork, education or a similar setting.

• Reliability for agreed sessions and confidence supervising groups.

• An understanding of safeguarding and a friendly, practical approach.

• A relevant childcare qualification or paediatric first-aid training is useful.

• An enhanced DBS check, or willingness to complete one as part of the recruitment process.

What the role offers

• Part-time work around the school day, with the exact pattern agreed in advance.

• A hands-on role with opportunities to lead games and creative activities.

Why work via Transparency Education?

You will have a dedicated consultant for ongoing support and guidance, with access to CPD through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders.

Our refer-a-friend scheme pays £150 for each candidate you refer after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days. We pay in line with applicable Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).

Apply

Send your CV and tell us whether you are available for breakfast clubs, after-school clubs or both.

Email or call (phone number removed). Please include your availability for a 9 November 2026 start.

If you have not heard from us within two working days, your application has not progressed for this role. We may contact you about other suitable education opportunities.

Safer recruitment

Transparency Education is committed to equality and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate safer recruitment checks

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