Midday Play Leader

Strike Lane Primary School, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 1HR

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 5th January 2026

• Closing date

  14 December 2025 at 11pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £2789.71

Midday Play Leader job summary

At Strike Lane Primary School we’re all about creating a welcoming and inspiring place to learn and work. We’re looking for a hands-on, enthusiastic Midday Play Leader to engage with the pupils in positive and meaningful play during the lunchtime break.

In this role, you are required:

To follow the School's Behaviour Policy;

To establish positive relationships with pupils

Be proactive in preventing poor behaviour from escalating and in keeping children engaged in productive play;

Keep pupils out of classrooms, toilets etc when they should be outside;

Deal with accidents in the playground or dining area and report in line with school procedures;

Keep young pupils occupied when they have to stay indoors;

Work co-operatively as part of the school team;

Ensure children's safety is maintained at all times;

Walk pupils to/from the playground to the dinner hall in an orderly manner

To work within school policies and procedures

To take care of their own and other people's health and safety

To maintain a good level of attendance

This position is part time, permanent, working 5 hours per week Monday to Friday 12pm to 1pm, term-time only plus training time

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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 Strike Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Strike Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/strike-lane-primary-school

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