Play Assistant

The St. Mary's CofE Primary School, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3LN

44 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 June 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: £25,583.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE)

Play Assistant job summary

🌟 Join Our Team: Qualified After-School Care Assistant at St Mary’s! 🌟

Are you enthusiastic, nurturing, and looking for a rewarding role in a beautifully scenic, welcoming village school?

We are seeking a dedicated Play Assistant to join our friendly Care Club team for the new term. You will help create a safe, fun, and caring environment where our pupils can relax, play, and live out our motto to Believe and Achieve.

The Role & Hours:

• After-School Club: 11.25 hours per week, 3:15 - 5.30 PM, Monday to Friday.

• Term-time only.

What We’re Looking For:

• Essential: A recognized childcare qualification that meets EYFS requirements (e.g., Level 2 or Level 3 in Childcare/Early Years).

• A positive, "can-do" attitude and a genuine passion for engaging with children from Nursery to Year 6.

• Great communication skills, reliability, and a team-player mindset.

What You’ll Do:

• Supervise and lead fun, safe indoor and outdoor activities.

• Help prepare and serve light afternoon snacks.

• Ensure a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment that meets EYFS standards.

Why Join Us?

• Rate of Pay: £13.26 per hour.

• Be part of a highly supportive, tight-knit school community and the wider TSSMAT family.

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 The St. Mary's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 108 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The St. Mary's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-st-mary-s-cofe-primary-school

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