Play Leader at Rosecliffe Spencer Academy

Rosecliffe Spencer Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 4JE

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £5,665.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 2 - Part Time - Term Time Only

Play Leader at Rosecliffe Spencer Academy job summary

Rosecliffe Spencer Academy are looking for a fun, caring, enthusiastic and proactive Play Leader to join our friendly team. The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting our OPAL Play ethos and helping to make lunchtimes a happy, fun, safe and engaging experience for our pupils.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is patient, tolerant, sympathetic and fair
• Can initiate play and encourage children to be the best version of themselves
• Is hard working and conscientious
• Has excellent listening skills
• Can work independently, show initiative and stay calm under pressure
• Has an ability to build strong, trusting relationships

Rosecliffe Spencer Academy opened in September 2020 and is at the heart of a growing community in Edwalton, Nottinghamshire. We have a diverse community with approximately 450 children ranging from Nursery to Year 6. OPAL Play was introduced in 2024 and has promoted play throughout school at lunchtime.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

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

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

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 Rosecliffe Spencer Academy

• School type: Free Schools, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 444 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rosecliffe Spencer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rosecliffe-spencer-academy

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