Play Worker

Valley End CofE Infant School, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8TB

36 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.71 Hourly

Play Worker job summary

Are you passionate about working with children and creating fun, safe, and engaging play experiences?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring Play Worker to join our Extended Care team.

You will support children in our Before and After School Clubs and will help plan and deliver a variety of activities, encourage positive social interaction, and ensure the wellbeing and safety of all children in your care.

Hours are:

Monday to Thursday: 7.50 am to 8.30 am and 3:30 pm - 5.45 pm

Friday: 7.50 am to 8.30 am and 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Applications welcomed for all or part of the week and also for a combination of morning and afternoon sessions. There will also be the opportunity to work in our Holiday Clubs which run during half terms and school holidays.

If you enjoy inspiring children through play and helping them build confidence, creativity, and friendships, we'd love to hear from you.

For more details please see the job description attached.

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

Valley End recognises its responsibilities for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We require all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment in line with Section 175 of the 2002 Education Act and under the Children Act 2004, the DfE Working Together To Safeguard Children guidance and the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018 documentation.

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 Valley End CofE Infant School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 163 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Valley End CofE Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/valley-end-cofe-infant-school-woking

Valley End C of E Infant School is a very special place. The school has a family feel and everything that we do is underpinned by excellent teaching and learning and our strong, deeply embedded Christian values. At Valley End we are a ‘Caring Christian Learning Community’. We dedicate ourselves to serving the children and families and make it our mission to ensure that everyone can flourish.

We believe in educating the ‘whole child’ and we are committed to encouraging children to work to high academic, spiritual and social standards. We insist on excellent behaviour and we aim for all of our children to leave us as confident, well-rounded, thoughtful and caring individuals. Valley End pupils love learning and they benefit from an engaging, challenging and knowledge-rich curriculum delivered within our world-class facilities.

Our values of love for all, joy, respect and forgiveness underpin all that we do.

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