Play Assistant

Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0AN

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  7 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 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: £7,590.43 Annually (Actual)

Play Assistant job summary

LADY KATHERINE LEVESON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Job Title: - Lady K Kids Club - Afterschool Play Practitioner

Reporting to - Lady K Kids Club Manager and Headteacher

Salary: - Band 2, Point 5 £7590.43 actual per annum - (£26428.00FTE)

Working Hours: 15:30 - 18:00, Monday-Friday, 38 weeks Term-time only (excluding Inset days) 3 hrs per day, 12.5 hours per week - This is a fixed term position until 31/08/27.

Lady Katherine Leveson CE Primary School is looking for a warm and friendly Play Assistant to join our Afterschool Lady K Kids Club. We are looking for an approachable person with good interpersonal skills, who is engaging, dynamic and self-motivated; who is committed to building excellent relationships with our children and who is eager to work alongside a friendly team to support the children in their care. The Play Assistant will work as part of a team of staff in the After School Club (known as Lady K Kids Club) supporting the children in their play activities and their overall development. They will set up, deliver and promote high quality, inclusive and stimulating play activities that help the children, whatever their abilities, express themselves and develop as individuals. They will create opportunities, plan resources and prepare the environment and spaces in which children can play in their own way.

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 Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 146 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lady-katherine-leveson-church-of-england-primary-school

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