Playworker (Breakfast Club)

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School, Shinfield, Berkshire, RG2 9RA

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 October 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: £4,341.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 2, SCP 3, £25,614 FTE (actual salary: £4,341/annum) Hours: Monday to Friday, 7.15am to 8.45am, term time only, 7 hours 30 mins per week.

Playworker (Breakfast Club) job summary

The Role

Whether you are a student looking for work around your studies, currently working in childcare and seeking additional hours, or someone interested in beginning a career working with children, we would love to hear from you.

This role is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in a school setting and could provide a fantastic first step into a career in education. Working as part of our Breakfast Club team will give you experience supporting children, promoting positive behaviour and helping to create an environment where children can start their school day happy, safe and ready to learn.

The role involves

The provision of a happy, safe and welcoming environment for all children attending Breakfast Club. You will assist with the day-to-day running of the club, helping children settle in, enjoy a healthy start to the day and take part in engaging activities before school begins.

You will play an important role in ensuring children feel safe, supported and ready for the school day ahead, while providing opportunities for them to socialise, play and have FUN!

The successful applicant should have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with young children.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of an established team.
• The ability to organise and lead simple games and activities suitable for a breakfast club environment.
• A positive, enthusiastic and reliable approach to working with children.

Visits to our school are warmly encouraged. If you would like to book a visit, please contact operations@aldergrove.wokingham.sch.uk.

Applicants must be 17 or over. This is because, under the Ofsted-regulated Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements, staff must be at least 17 years old to be counted in statutory staff-to-child ratios. This ensures we can meet our legal duties for safeguarding, supervision and the quality of care provided.

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 Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 404 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Alder Grove Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alder-grove-church-of-england-primary-school

Alder Grove is a school within The Keys Academy Trust which is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across our family of schools as part of the Trust’s CPD programme and networking opportunities.

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