After School Playworker
Reignhead Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S20 1FD14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
12 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 15 hours per week - Monday to Friday - 3pm to 6pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year initially, potential to continue
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 3 - £24,027 - £24,404
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic person, to facilitate our new after school club provision starting in September 2025. The role will include setting up games and activities and engaging with children to ensure play is positive and enriching. During the club, children are also offered a snack and staff will be expected to make, serve and supervise this.
Main responsibilities of the role are:
Supervision, organisation and safeguarding (including first aid and food hygiene) of children at after school club
Set up, organise, manage and clear away resources and materials
Organise and be active in developing interactive activities for the children during play and ensuring children are positively engaging in play.
Encourage and facilitate positive social experiences for children.
To assist as required to ensure a calm, clean environment in the after school club room.
The successful candidate will be friendly, have good communication skills as well as the ability to adapt their approach to suit the needs, different personalities and interests of the children. We are looking for a team member who can:
Exhibit a calm and reassuring manner
Build positive relationships with pupils, parents and staff
Actively engage with pupils within activities.
Be passionate about making a difference to every child.
Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with the school community
Be punctual and reliable
Bring ideas and direction to develop the quality of the after school club.
What the school offers its staff
The school offers:-
- Enthusiastic children who are eager to learn and are proud of their school.
- A dedicated and driven team who strive for improvement
- A commitment to your professional development
- An environmentally sustainable site which offers a fantastic learning environment for all our children including an on-site woodland area
- A Family of Schools network which offers collaborative working.
If you think you are the right person to join our team and want to make a difference to the lives of pupils who attend Reignhead, we would love to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people; we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose any cautions or convictions prior to interview. The amendments to the ROA Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are 'protected' and are therefore not subject to disclosure to employers. The successful candidate will complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Children’s Barred List check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to clare.hollingworth@reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Reignhead Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 268 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Reignhead Primary School website
- Email address
- clare.hollingworth@reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01142475767
Reignhead is a warm, inclusive and welcoming primary school with our own on-site nursery. This means the majority of our children begin their educational journey with us at three-years-old. Our aim is that every child at Reignhead feels safe, valued and, quite simply, loves coming to school!
Arranging a visit to Reignhead Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email clare.hollingworth@reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk.
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