Playworker

Wickham Common Primary School, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9DG

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,435.00 - £24,608.00 Annually (FTE) Actual £14,163 to £14,263 pa

Playworker job summary

About this Role:

The Playworker role will deliver high quality provision of varied activities for pupils aged 4 - 11 years in a relaxed and caring environment. The successful applicant will:

• Have good creative skills in order to create a stimulating environment for children
• Have the ability to use their own initiative in ways to engage the children in indoor and outdoor play
• Enjoy working in as part of a team in a child centred environment
• Be organised and flexible
• Behave in a warm, yet professional manner towards colleagues, pupils and visitors at all times, and contribute to the positive ethos of the school and the Trust
• Be willing to undertake training as necessary e.g. food hygiene

Hours & Pay:

Hours: Monday to Friday; 25 hours per week  

Mornings: 7.15am-8.45am (1.5 hours per session/7.5 hours per week)

Afternoons: 3.00pm - 6.30pm (3.5 hours per session/17.5 hours per week)

Grade and salary: Bromley Localised Pay Scale BR4 (SP 12-13) depending on experience.

Contract type: Permanent, 38 weeks per year

About our Trust:

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust (formed on the 1st September 2024 following the merger between Connect Schools Academy Trust and Compass Academy Trust) is a group of schools based in Bromley and Kent: Cage Green Primary School, Crofton Infant School, Crofton Junior School, Marian Vian Primary School, Oak Lodge Primary School, Raglan Primary School, River Mill Primary School, Unicorn Primary School, Valley Primary School and Wickham Common Primary School. The Trust aims to deliver the very best educational experience for its pupils, with each school bringing its own strengths and expertise to benefit the whole learning community. Each of our schools is unique in its own right, and we promote that individuality.

As a Trust, we have a clear vision and our values support us in achieving excellence for every child every day. We are bound by a strong moral purpose and a commitment to our 3 R’s of being respectful, resilient and resourceful.

We are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics, which is why we treat all members of our community equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness through our recruitment and employment practices.

Please note that employment contracts with Mosaic Schools Learning Trust contain a mobility clause and, whilst your primary place of work will be at a named school, you may be requested to work at another location as required to meet the needs of the Trust.

The Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and voluntary helpers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service [DBS] under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required for the successful applicant.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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 Wickham Common Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 422 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wickham Common Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wickham-common-primary-school

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