Playworker - Afterschool Club

Watermore Primary School, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, BS36 2LE

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £13.47 Hourly

Playworker - Afterschool Club job summary

Responsible to

Club Manager / Playleader / School Leadership Team

Main Purpose of the Role

The Playworker will help provide a safe, welcoming, fun and inclusive after school club where children can relax, play, make friends and enjoy their time after the school day. The role involves supporting children’s play, supervising activities, ensuring children’s safety and wellbeing, and helping to create a positive club environment.

Key ResponsibilitiesSupporting Children

• Welcome children into the club and help them feel safe, happy and included.
• Build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Encourage children to take part in a range of play opportunities and activities.
• Support children to develop confidence, independence, social skills and friendships.
• Help ensure all children are treated fairly and their individual needs are respected.

Activities and Play

• Assist with planning and delivering fun, creative and age-appropriate activities.
• Encourage child-led play and allow children to make choices about how they spend their time.
• Support indoor and outdoor play, games, crafts, role play, construction, sports and quiet activities.
• Help set up and tidy away resources and play areas.

Safeguarding and Welfare

• Ensure children are supervised at all times and kept safe.
• Follow the club’s safeguarding, behaviour, health and safety, first aid and allergy procedures.
• Report any concerns about a child’s welfare to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Club Manager.
• Support children with personal care needs where required and in line with club procedures.
• Help maintain accurate records, including attendance, incidents and accidents.

Food and Mealtimes

• Support children during snack or mealtime routines.
• Encourage good hygiene, including handwashing before eating.
• Be aware of allergies, dietary requirements and food safety procedures.
• Help keep food areas clean, safe and organised.

Working as Part of a Team

• Work positively with other staff to create a happy and well-organised club.
• Communicate effectively with parents and carers at collection time when required.
• Attend relevant training and staff meetings.
• Follow all club policies and procedures.
• Be flexible and willing to support the day-to-day running of the club.

Person SpecificationEssential

• A warm, friendly and caring approach.
• Enjoys working with children.
• Reliable, punctual and responsible.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Willingness to follow safeguarding and health and safety procedures.
• Ability to engage children in fun and positive activities.

Desirable

• Previous experience working with children in a school, nursery, playwork, childcare or youth setting.
• A childcare, playwork or relevant qualification.
• Paediatric first aid training.
• Safeguarding training.
• Food hygiene awareness.

General Expectations

The Playworker is expected to act as a positive role model for children, promote the values of the club, maintain confidentiality, and help create an environment where children feel safe, valued and excited to attend.

Safeguarding Statement

The club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment 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.

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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 Watermore Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 412 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watermore Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watermore-primary-school

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