Before & After School Club Playworker (With SEND Experience)

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4NJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Potential for overtime and promotion

Before & After School Club Playworker (With SEND Experience) job summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Before & After School Club Playworker

(SEND Experienced)

BASED AT: St Christophers Academy

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: NJC Scale 2 pro rata (FTE £24,413) Term Time

RESPONSIBLE TO: School Business Manager

HOURS: 22.5 HOURS PER WEEK

Mornings 7:30-9am Monday to Friday

Afternoons 3:00 to 6pm Monday to Friday

Term time including staff training days

Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) comprises ten flourishing academies and five Nurseries delivering first choice education, from Early Years to Advanced Level study. Our vision is ‘to grow the BEST in everyone.’ We believe in the importance of high expectations, hard work and the development of a community of schools where each of us strive to ‘be the best that we can be.’ Our schools work together to add value and compete to continually improve.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

To assist the Before and After School Club Leader in providing the smooth running of the Before and After School Club. Following instructions and planned activities and helping to ensure that there is an excellent standard of provision which offers a variety of activities for pupils (aged 2-11) to enjoy in a relaxed and calm environment before and at the end of the school day. Hours will be from 7:45am-8:45am and 3:15pm to 6pm. To use your SEN experience to provide children with additional support if required.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that the care you provide is consistent, effective and of an excellent standard. To follow the planned activities effectively and to build and maintain professional relationships with parents and children. To interact with the children and ensure that their time is enjoyable and safe. Provide food according to the planned menus and occasional first aid.

To promote the school behaviour policy and supporting children to resolving conflicts in a positive way.

To assist with both inside and outside play activities encouraging all children to take part, to co-operate and show respect for others.

To ensure that pupils are kept safe and away from areas that are out of bounds. To be

aware of security procedures with regard to entrance and exits.

To represent the school and demonstrate the schools values on a daily basis.

To be aware of responsibilities under child protection legislation and report any concerns to the Safeguarding Lead or the Principal

To take part in the school’s performance management framework for support staff and participate in training and development activities as required.

In addition to the specific responsibilities of the post, as a member of the support team, the post holder will be expected to assist with other tasks of a similar nature, appropriate to the grade, as directed by the Assistant Principal.

In addition, all school employees are expected to:

Have a full commitment to the Academy’s Equal Opportunities Policy and acceptance of personal responsibility for its practical application.

Uphold and comply with the statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act and any other associated legislation or Policies and procedures.

Safeguarding:

As a school we are committed to the safeguarding of children and adults. All job offers will be subject to a DBS check and two satisfactory written references.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 St Christophers Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 395 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Christophers Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-christophers-academy

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