Lunctime Playleader

Field House Infant School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4LT

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  3 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata - 1 hour 20 minutes per day (11.50am-1.10pm), Term Time only (39 weeks per year)

Lunctime Playleader job summary

Are you calm, caring, and great with children? We’re looking for Midday Supervisors to join our team at Field House Infant and Nursery School, part of Embark Federation.

As a Lunchtime Playleader, you’ll help ensure our children are safe, supported, and happy during their lunchtime break. Whether you’re supporting play, helping in the dining area, or offering a listening ear, your presence makes a big difference to our school community.

This is a term-time, part-time role — perfect for someone who enjoys working with young people and wants to contribute to a warm and inclusive school environment.

What you’ll do:

• Supervise and interact with pupils inside and outside during the daily lunch break
• Support safe and positive play and social interaction
• Help manage games and indoor and outdoor activities and areas calmly and fairly
• Respond to minor incidents, administer basic first aid and know when to seek help
• Promote our school values and inclusive culture at all times

What we’re looking for

• Someone with good communication skills, both with children and adults
• Someone with experience working with children e.g. school, clubs, care (desirable)
• Someone who is positive, calm, and fair
• Someone who can work flexibly and has a strong sense of responsibility
• Some one who knows Basic First Aid (desirable but not essential — we can help with this)

Why Join Embark?

We are a family of stand-out schools where every child and adult is seen, known and valued. Our people make the difference and we’re proud to offer:

• A supportive and caring working environment with a full staff benefits offer
• A strong team culture and leadership that listens
• Ongoing training and flexible, family-friendly working

Safeguarding Statement:

Embark Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment practices, including an enhanced DBS check. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background, who share our commitment to inclusion.

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 Field House Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Field House Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/field-house-infant-school

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