Play Leader

Dodleston CofE Primary School, Chester, Cheshire, CH4 9NG

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,071.00 - £30,515.00 Annually (FTE)

Play Leader job summary

At Dodleston Primary School, everything we do is centered on our pupils and our commitment to developing compassionate, confident and courageous learners, centered on Jesus.

Our vision is:

“Learning to love ourselves, love each other, love learning, love life, for God is love.”

We are therefore looking for someone who shares our values and can help us provide a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment where children feel happy, valued and supported. We want every child to develop their confidence, build positive relationships and flourish as a learner.

The successful candidate will be someone who is passionate about working with children, understands the importance of nurturing the whole child and is committed to creating an environment where every pupil feels safe, included and encouraged to be the very best they can be.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and engage with children during play and recreational activities.
• Plan and support fun, age-appropriate activities.
• Encourage children to develop social skills, confidence and independence.
• Create a welcoming, inclusive and positive environment.
• Ensure children are supervised and kept safe at all times.
• Support children with their individual needs and interests.
• Communicate effectively with parents, carers and colleagues.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety and organisational policies.
• Help maintain a clean, safe and organised play environment.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Able to plan engaging and inspiring activities for children

Caring, patient and enthusiastic about working with children.

• Friendly, approachable and a positive role model.
• Creative and able to make play activities fun and engaging.
• Reliable and able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Confident communicating with children, parents and colleagues.
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare.

As this role is for a Play Leader, a NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent is required/preferred

What We Offer

• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• A rewarding role where you can make a positive difference to children's lives.
• Kind, caring children with exceptional behaviour

At Dodleston Primary school we are committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, children’s barred list check and online searches. References will be requested and verified in accordance with the safer recruitment procedures. Employment will be subject to satisfactory completion of all required pre-employment and safeguarding checks.

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 Dodleston CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 65 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Dodleston CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dodleston-cofe-primary-school-chester

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