Playworker

Holmwood School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 9AB

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  18 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  6 October 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: £2,891.00 - £2,891.00 Annually (Actual)

Playworker job summary

PERMANENT PLAYWORKER ROLE AVAILABLE

5 HOURS PER WEEK, MONDAY TO FRIDAY

TERM TIME ONLY

Salary £25425 (full time equivalent) Actual salary £2891

Lunchtimes are an important part of the school day. We are looking for someone to join our established, friendly team to help our children have a happy and safe lunchtime. If you are interested in working in a school, where there could be other career opportunities for you too, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking to employ playworkers to support high quality outdoor play which is important part of children's development.

Key objectives of the role:

• Supervise pupils' play activities outside during their midday break
• Oversee play activities to enhance pupils free time, providing safe, creative, and appropriate play opportunities
• Organise, maintain and clean play equipment, ensuring safe storage
• Maintain standards of behaviour that comply with the school's behaviour policy
• Supervise the transition of pupils from internal to external areas
• Set up and storage or portable equipment/resources
• Carry out personal care, hygiene and first aid duties

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 Holmwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 196 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holmwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holmwood-school-mk8-9ab

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