Before and After School Club Playworker

Pye Green Academy, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4RT

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  9 February 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: £24,795.47 - £25,184.97 Annually (FTE)

Before and After School Club Playworker job summary

We have a vacancy for a playworker (before and after school club) to join our team as soon as possible.

The candidate would need to be available for 12.5hrs per week.

As part of Greenheart Learning Partnership, we can offer the support of a successful multi-academy sponsor and the opportunity to benefit from the training and experiences offered across our learning partnership of 10 schools.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Passionate, dedicated and committed to working with pupils and families
• Pro-active and thrive from working as part of a team with the same aim
• Creative, motivated, innovative and able to think ‘outside of the box’
• Independent, flexible, adaptable and reflective in their practice
• Committed to having high expectations in all aspects of their work
• Able to liaise effectively with staff at all levels
• Able and willing to work in a team and contribute to the wider life of the school in a caring and professional manner
• Able to lead, use their own initiative and encourage pupil growth and development

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged.

Please contact Mrs Clare Brindley-Cooke (Senior Office Administrator) on enquiries@pga.greenheartlearning.org to arrange a visit to our school and to request an application form. Alternatively, call the school office on 01543 227175.

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

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 Pye Green Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 439 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pye Green Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pye-green-academy

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