Early Years and Playwork Practitioner

Swavesey Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RN

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  21 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.05 - £13.26 Hourly

Early Years and Playwork Practitioner job summary

Our happy and friendly team provides wraparound care for primary school aged children before and after school (from 7.30 and until 6pm) and pre school aged children (7.30am until 3pm).

It's a fun environment with great facilities, based at Swavesey Primary School in our own purpose built building and outdoor space.

We are looking for candidates who:

Are committed to ensuring that all children enjoy their time with us.

Enjoy working in a team.

Are punctual and reliable.

Are friendly and approachable.

Experience or qualifications in childcare or the Early Years are welcomed but not essential as support for training will be available for the right candidate.

The hours of work are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 3pm-6pm.

If you can offer some degree of flexibility to support the centre at other times (if additional hours are required) this would be greatly appreciated.

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

Swavesey Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration.

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 Swavesey Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 311 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Swavesey Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swavesey-primary-school

Swavesey Primary School serves a rural catchment area, including the villages of Swavesey and Lolworth. We currently have 300 children working in 11 mixed age classes.

Our school provides a broad, challenging and practical curriculum within a warm, stimulating and imaginative environment to enable our children to enjoy their learning, as well as, develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge to become lifelong learners and achieve their full potential.

We work closely in partnership with our parents throughout the stages of our children’s school life and hope that parents enjoy feeling that they are an integral part of our school community.

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