Lunchtime Play Leader
Southwood Primary School, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5LT8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 7.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 12:00-1:30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £15.19
What skills and experience we're looking for
Southwood Primary School is on a journey to becoming a ‘great’ school, we are looking for the right individual to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Lunchtime Team, to support our children’s lunchtime provision and organise games and positive play. We are looking to appoint a caring and committed person who can be energetic, fun, enthusiastic and a great team player? If you are, you could be just the person to join our team.
The person we are looking for will:
- Be responsible for the supervision of children throughout lunchtime to promote good social and play skills.
- Promote good behaviour and pupils’ social development.
- Organise active outdoor play.
- Provide and maintain a stimulating, fun and supportive play space.
- Develop positive relationships with parents, carers and the school community.
- Have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and follow the child protection procedures adopted by the school and the Local Authority.
We are looking for:
- Experience of working with or looking after young children.
- Awareness of the diverse needs of the children in our school community.
- Hardworking individuals with energy and enthusiasm.
- Professional, self-motivated and positive staff who work well in a team.
For more information, visit our website www.southwoodprimary.co.uk. Applications should be emailed to jobs@southwood.bardaglea.org.uk or given into the School Office. We look forward to hearing from you.
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- A committed, highly motivated, creative, positive and friendly staff team.
- A supportive and stimulating environment with opportunities for further development and training.
- An inclusive ethos committed to nurturing and developing the potential of each child.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
About Southwood Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 633 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southwood Primary School website
- Email address
- jobs@southwood.bardaglea.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02082704915
Arranging a visit to Southwood Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@southwood.bardaglea.org.uk.
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