23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    23rd February 2026

  • Closing date

    9 January 2026 at 5pm

  • Date listed

    17 December 2025

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£5,920.00 Annually (Actual)

Play worker- wraparound after school job summary

Play Worker - After School Wrapround

Location:

Thursfield Primary School

Chapel Lane

Harriseahead

ST7 4JL

Required: Grade 3 Play Worker - Care Club

Post Status: Permanent Position

Weekly Hours: 10 hours 20 mins

Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday 3:30pm- 6:05pm

Salary: Pro rata for the hours and working week, the actual salary would be £5,920.

Pay Weeks: Term-Time Only

Start Date: 23rd Feb 2026

Are you looking for an exciting creative new opportunity?

The children, governors, staff and parents of Thursfield Primary School are seeking to appoint a Play Worker to join our professional and friendly team.

We are looking for someone who:

Will provide a warm and friendly welcome to all members of our school

Will contribute to creating a positive and creative learning environment

Is educated to GCSE (or equivalent) in numeracy and literacy skills

Holds a Level 3 qualification relevant to the role

At Thursfield we are proud of:

Our wonderful, friendly children and their achievements

Our positive and nurturing ethos and our clear values and vision

Our dedicated team of staff

Our inclusion policy for all

Our excellent relationships with parents and the wider community

Our very supportive governors

Our commitment to professional development.

Potential candidates for this role are warmly invited to visit the school. To arrange a visit or to have an informal chat, please contact the school office on 01782 512301.

Thursfield Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to certain vetting checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Closing Date: Friday 9th January 2026 at 5:00pm

Interviews: w/c 19th January 2026

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.

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About Thursfield Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
278 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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