After School Club and Club Practitioner

Erskine Stewart Melville Schools Junior School are currently recruiting for a range of After School and Holiday Club Practitioner positions, to join the e-Plus department on a permanent basis. The positions are available from March 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks) include:

• 1 x After School Club Practitioner, working 9 hours per week, term-time only
• 2 x After School Club and Holiday Club Practitioners, working 15 hours per week term-time with holiday cover

The purpose of the After School and Holiday Club Practitioner role is to provide full care for children attending the After School Club and Holiday Club, ensuring a safe, engaging, and fun environment. Key duties include supervising and interacting with children, planning and preparing activities, and maintaining a safe and tidy play area. The role also involves liaising with parents, contributing to activity planning, and supervising children during outings.

The roles will either be based at the Queensferry Road or Ravelston site. Depending on the site, hours of work will be between 1:30pm and 6:00pm or 3:00pm and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday during term time and on a rota basis during holiday periods. A degree of flexibility is required in this role. Remuneration is dependant on skills and experience, with the following pro rata salaries for each role:

• After School Club Practitioner - £5,208 to £5,892
• After School Club and Holiday Practitioner - £10,030 to £11,348

The successful candidate will be a kind, enthusiastic, and responsible individual who prioritises the interests of children and works well within a team. They will have experience working with children, possess or be willing to work towards a recognised childcare qualification, and demonstrate strong organisational skills.

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.

Benefits

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the Recruitment Team at .

This closing date for this role will be 12pm, Thursday the 12 March 2026. We anticipate interviews will be held the following week.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co-educational sixth form. 

We are a consistently award-winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the…