Before and After School Club Playworker

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4NJ

30 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  24 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

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: £24,976.00 Annually (FTE) Term Time only

Before and After School Club Playworker job summary

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.

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 St Christophers Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• 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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