BASC Playworker

Rush Common School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2AW

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  3rd September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5/6 dependent on experience or qualifications
• Additional allowances:

  Grade 5/6 dependent on experience or qualifications

BASC Playworker job summary

Grade: 5/6 Dependent on experience or qualifications

Contract: Permanent

Start date: 3rd September 2026

Hours of work: 3.00pm -5.00pm, Monday - Thursday term time only

Rush Common is great because:

‘I love playing with my friends’

‘Cooking, I love the cooking’

‘I really enjoyed making paper flowers’

‘We love playing with lego’

‘I like reading, especially outside’

We are looking for candidates with:

Previous experience of working with young children, or a relevant qualification.

Knowledge of safeguarding/child protection procedures is an advantage.

Good communication skills.

An understanding of play based approaches to children’s learning and development.

Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is an advantage.

Holder of a first aid qualification is an advantage.

Should this opportunity be of interest to you and you would like to find out more, please contact Sue Bennett, BASC Manager for further information.

Contact details are as follows:

Email: BASC@rushcommon.school

Telephone: 01235 533583.

Rush Common School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. The School is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from less well represented groups in the school and Trust.

All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Application forms are available on-line at www.rushcommonschool.org

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Rush Common School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rush Common School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rush-common-school

Rush Common is a friendly and popular two-form entry Primary School with a capacity of 420 pupils aged between 4 and 11. The school is split into three phases: Early Years Foundation Stage; KS1 Years 1 and 2; and Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6). Rush Common School converted to an Academy in March 2012 and is part of Abingdon Learning Trust. The school was awarded a Good Ofsted grading in November 2021.

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