Play Co-Ordinator

Morley Memorial Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7TX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary will be pro-rata for term-time only, part-time working

Play Co-Ordinator job summary

Morley Memorial Primary School is embarking on an exciting journey to improve play for all of our children. Working in partnership with OPAL, we are looking to design a truly inclusive play experience, increase opportunities for child-led play and introduce appropriate risk and challenge to lunchtime play.

Play Co-ordinator

Part time (12 hours per week)

Salary Grade 3, £26,824-£28,142 per annum FTE. ( Actual salary will be pro-rata for term-time only, part-time working.)

The Play Co-ordinator is a pivotal role. As well as being part of a larger strategic OPAL working group the Play Co-ordinator will be responsible, along with a team of lunchtime staff, for ‘making it happen’ in the playground every day.

This role is as much about inclusion as it is about play so we are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about both play and inclusion

• Enjoys spending time with children helping them learn, grow and play

• Has understanding and experience of supporting pupils with additional needs

• Is committed to using research and evidence to drive the development of our play provision

• Can inspire others to be passionate about inclusive play and act as a play advocate

• Is a great team player, able to work with children, staff, parents and the whole school community

Visits to our site are warmly encouraged. Please contact the school office on office@morley.cambs.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 20th March. Interviews will take place on Thursday 26th March. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Shortlisting will be based upon each applicant’s capacity to demonstrate how they meet the criteria.

Morley is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In line with guidance from the Safer Recruitment Consortium an online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.

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 Morley Memorial Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 381 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Morley Memorial Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/morley-memorial-primary-school

Morley Memorial Primary School is a happy and inclusive 2 form entry school located in Cambridge. We are a successful school with values at the heart of what we do and a mission to make learning truly irresistible through our creative curriculum.

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