Play team

St Martha's Catholic Primary School, KING'S LYNN, Norfolk, PE30 4AY

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11.60 Hourly

Play team job summary

OPAL play team member facilitating play at lunchtime working Monday - Friday 12pm-1pm term time only plus 1 week.

We are looking for a calm and caring person, who enjoys working with children, to join our OPAL play team. The duties will involve setting up/clearing away the dining tables, and supervision and support of children during the lunchtime period, in all areas of the school, including the dining hall and outdoor play areas.

OPAL's Vision:

'At OPAL we have seen just how much of an impact improving play can make to a school. We are not just talking about playtimes being a bit less bother or about children being a bit happier. We are talking about cultural transformation.

When you address a need that is so fundamental to children's physical and mental well-being as play, and you do it well, it is impossible to think of how you ran a school and didn’t do this.

Our vision is that every child in every school has an amazing hour of high-quality play every day - with no exceptions. If one child is not enjoying playtimes, then things still need improving.

The role is temporary with the view of it being made permanent next academic year.

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 St Martha's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 401 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Martha's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-martha-s-catholic-primary-school

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