Lunchtime Play Leader

St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1LZ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 1st

• Closing date

  19 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 July 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: £24,702.00 Annually (FTE) Working hours from 11:15-1:15pm every day Monday-Friday

Lunchtime Play Leader job summary

St Francis Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a warm, ambitious and inclusive school in the heart of Bournville, proud to be part of the Fioretti Trust. We are committed to providing our children with a rich and varied school experience, and our lunchtime provision is a central part of that. We are an OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) school, and we take enormous pride in the quality, creativity and freedom of the play environment we offer our children every day.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Lunchtime Play Leader to join our team and help bring our OPAL play programme to life. This is a hands-on, active role in which you will help to set up and resource our play environment, supervise and engage with children across the school during lunchtime, and support the kind of imaginative, child-led play that lies at the heart of the OPAL approach. You will encourage children to take appropriate risks, explore their environment, develop friendships and build resilience — all while ensuring they feel safe, supported and genuinely happy.

You will be someone who loves being around children, brings energy and warmth to everything you do, and understands that lunchtime is not simply a break in the school day — it is a vital part of a child's development and wellbeing. Experience of working with children is welcome, though not essential; what matters most is the right attitude, a genuine care for children and a willingness to get stuck in.

This is a part-time role working during the lunchtime period. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who are passionate about play and about making St Francis a wonderful place to be.

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.

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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 Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-francis-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-and-nursery

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