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JOIN THE TUNNICLIFFE EDUCATION TEAM​

Tunnicliffe Education is recruiting enthusiastic, reliable people to join our team delivering holiday clubs for children across Oxfordshire. We are particularly looking for Club Managers to work over the Christmas Break. The clubs will run in two blocks 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd December and 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st December. In order to be a club manager you will need to be able to work for all of one or both blocks.

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Our clubs run mostly during the Christmas, Easter and Summer school holidays, making these roles particularly suitable for:

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  • Teachers and school staff looking for enjoyable extra work during the holidays

  • University and college students looking for holiday work

  • People considering a career in education, childcare, youth work or teaching

  • Anyone looking to gain more practical experience working with children

  • Experienced childcare and education professionals looking for flexible work

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Our clubs combine arts, crafts, science, museums, games, practical activities and educational experiences. We want children to learn, make things, try something new and have a genuinely enjoyable day — without it feeling like school.

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We are currently recruiting for three roles:

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CLUB MANAGER

Our Club Managers take responsibility for the smooth and safe running of a club.

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You will:

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  • Lead and support a small team of Facilitators

  • Organise the day's activities and keep things running to schedule

  • Welcome children and parents at drop-off and pick-up

  • Direct and help with clearing up a site at the end of the day

  • Maintain registers and oversee attendance

  • Make sure safeguarding and health & safety procedures are followed

  • Support children with different needs

  • Help deliver activities when needed

  • Communicate with the wider Tunnicliffe Education team

  • Lead the end-of-day staff debrief

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This role could suit: teachers, teaching assistants, youth workers, experienced activity leaders, sports coaches, childcare professionals, students or graduates with significant experience working with children, or anyone with relevant leadership experience.

We are particularly interested in people who are organised, calm, approachable and confident taking responsibility.

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SEN SPECIALIST

Our SEN Specialists help make sure children with additional needs can participate fully in our holiday clubs and have a positive, enjoyable experience.

You will work alongside the Club Manager and Facilitators, providing additional expertise and practical support where it is most needed.

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You may:

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  • Support individual children or small groups during activities

  • Help children manage transitions between activities

  • Adapt activities so children with different needs can participate

  • Support children with communication, sensory or emotional regulation needs

  • Help create calm spaces or alternative activities when appropriate

  • Recognise when a child may be becoming overwhelmed and respond appropriately

  • Advise Facilitators on simple strategies to support individual children

  • Help children build confidence and participate alongside their peers

  • Work with the Club Manager to understand children's needs and agreed support strategies

  • Help us create an inclusive environment without unnecessarily separating children from the rest of the group

  • Speak with parents or carers, where appropriate, to help us understand how best to support their child

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This role is particularly suitable for people with significant experience supporting children with SEN/SEND, including:

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  • SEN Teaching Assistants

  • 1:1 Teaching Assistants

  • Higher Level Teaching Assistants

  • Teachers with SEN experience

  • SENCOs

  • Learning Support Assistants

  • Early Years practitioners with SEN experience

  • Youth workers or childcare professionals with relevant experience

  • University students or graduates with substantial relevant experience

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Experience supporting children with needs such as autism, ADHD, communication difficulties, sensory needs, developmental differences or social and emotional needs would be particularly valuable.

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Formal SEN qualifications are welcome, but we are also interested in applicants who have developed strong practical SEN experience through their work.

The aim of the role is to remove barriers to participation and help children take part in the same exciting activities and experiences as everyone else, with appropriate support available when they need it.

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FACILITATOR

Arguably this is the most important role at Tunnicliffe Education. A large part of every other role is supporting facilitators in doing their job.

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This isn't a role where you stand at the side and supervise. We want Facilitators who will sit down with children, get involved and do the activities alongside them.

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You might spend the day:

  • Making arts and crafts

  • Helping a child read instructions to an activity

  • Helping a small group with an activity

  • Playing games

  • Supporting science experiments

  • Counting all the children every 5 minutes going around a museum

  • Helping children learn a new skill, such as origami or sewing

  • Encouraging children who are nervous or struggling

  • Setting up and tidying activities

  • Supporting breakfast and lunchtime

  • Keeping an eye out for children who appear to be sad or nervous

Experience working with children is helpful, but enthusiasm, reliability and the right attitude are just as important.

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This role could be particularly suitable for university students, teaching assistants, trainee teachers, graduates, youth workers, sports coaches and people considering a career working with children.

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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

For all three roles, we're looking for people who:

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  • Enjoy working with children

  • Are friendly, patient and enthusiastic

  • Are reliable and punctual

  • Are willing to get involved rather than simply supervise

  • Can work well as part of a small team

  • Understand the importance of safeguarding

  • Are comfortable working with children with a range of needs and abilities

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An Enhanced DBS will be required for these roles.

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Training and guidance will be provided.

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WHY TUNNICLIFFE EDUCATION?

We want our clubs to be places where children can be creative, curious and confident.

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Our activities are designed to have genuine educational value while still feeling completely different from a normal school day.

We're building a team of people who enjoy working with children, bring their own interests and skills, and aren't afraid to get stuck in.

These roles can also be a great opportunity to build experience in education and childcare, develop confidence working with groups of children, and gain experience that can support future applications for teaching, education, childcare and youth work roles.

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INTERESTED?

Tell us a little about yourself, your experience working with children, and whether you're interested in the Club Manager, SEN Specialist, Facilitator, or multiple roles. Someone from the team will then send you an application form.

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Email HAF@TunnicliffeEducation.co.uk or Coby@TunnicliffeEducation.co.uk

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