Breakfast Club Playworker

Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy, Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 0BW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 September 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  10 September 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: £4,195 - £4,261 actual pa

Breakfast Club Playworker job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich St Benets Multi-Academy Trust

Tel: 01986 788678

Email - office@alburgh-denton.stbenets.org

• Salary - Pay Scale C, Pay Points: 3-4, £4,195 - £4,261 actual pa (£24,796 - £25,185 FTE)
• Fixed Term until 17 July 2026 (with the potential to be extended)
• Part time 
• 7.5 hours per week
• Term time only
• Required ASAP

We currently have 1 position available for our Breakfast Club and 1 position available for our After-School Club (JOB-146267) provision. Applicants are welcome to apply for either or both roles, please specify clearly on your application form which roles you are applying for.

We are looking for somebody that can start as soon as possible after all checks have been carried out. You will need to be an enthusiastic and committed person, with a calm and caring manner who enjoys working with children. We value every child at our school and our aim is to ensure a happy and calming start and end to the school day. 

Your role will be to work as a team of two, to run our wraparound provision. Duties will involve preparing and serving refreshments, supervising the children whilst promoting positive play, through planned and ad-hoc activities. You will be required to ensure the safety and well-being of children at all times, and promote positive behaviour and independence.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a positive attitude, works well in a team, and is committed to the role
• Has experience working with children
• Has a kind and consistent approach when supporting children to do their best
• Uses positive behaviour strategies and will follow our behaviour policy
• Hardworking and able to work with initiative

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Kate Byer, School Business Manager, to arrange an appointment, via phone 01986 788678 or email - office@alburgh-denton.stbenets.org

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:  22 September 2025, 9am

Interview date:  26 September 2025

St Benets Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. 

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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 Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 105 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alburgh-with-denton-church-of-england-primary-academy

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