Play Coordinator

Fonthill Primary Academy, Bristol, BS10 5SW

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 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: £25,989.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) BG6, N6 - N7 - Actual Salary: £3,754 - £3,814

Play Coordinator job summary

Salary: £32,916 - £45,351, M1 - M6

Contract: Permanent / 6.25 total weekly hours - 75 minutes Monday to Friday, term-time only

Closing date: Thursday 19 February 2026

Interview date: Friday 27 February 2026

Purpose:

The play coordinator will support and facilitate meaningful and productive child-initiated play during the school day. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of lunchtime, where you will oversee the management and delivery of our inclusive play offer. You will be leading the playworkers in the delivery of a well-planned and exciting play offer, while working with the curriculum lead for play and other senior leaders to ensure a high-quality service.

Duties (further details in the attached application pack):

• Monitor pupils in all school areas during lunch to ensure safety, welfare and adherence to school conduct policies.
• Line manage School Meal Supervisory Assistants and collaborate with the Play Curriculum Lead and Senior Leadership Team.
• Maintain proper behaviour through direct intervention, referral to senior staff or specific play-work strategies for pupils with behavioural challenges.
• Identify unauthorised visitors and complete all necessary documentation regarding incidents, reviews or medical meetings.
• Administer minor first aid, manage known medical conditions and officially record major accidents or head injuries.
• Oversee the storage, quality and maintenance of play equipment to ensure all items are safe for use.
• Plan and implement a rich variety of play opportunities and peer-led activities in consultation with staff and the school council.
• Foster play-worker expertise within the team and use self-evaluation to continually improve play delivery.

We offer:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
• Paid induction and training suited to the role
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Use of the Cycle Scheme
• Paid completion of a DBS check
• Flu vaccination vouchers
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority

Fluency Duty

This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement

Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.

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

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 Fonthill Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 226 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fonthill Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fonthill-primary-academy

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