Playworker

Oakwood School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 3 Point 4-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oakwood School is a school for children with severe learning needs (SLD) and profound and multiple learning needs (PMLD) for pupils from EYFS to Year 10.

We are looking for an inspirational Playworker to work in our wonderful school and be a part of our dynamic team spanning EYFS through to KS4.

Governors want to appoint a committed, highly motivated, well organised and enthusiastic practitioners. We need teaching assistants who will embrace our inclusive and creative philosophy and help us further develop an environment where ‘Every child is given the opportunity to sky rocket!’

The successful candidates will join a dedicated and hardworking team of senior leaders, teachers, TAs, pastoral and health leads in an innovative, creative and supportive school with Walsall’s most inspirational pupils.

Oakwood School is highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check along with relevant employment/online checks.

These will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children

What the school offers its staff

Oakwood School

Playworker

Permanent Contract

Term time only

32.5 hours per week

G3 SCP 4-6

A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available to view on our school website.

Closing Date: 16th February 2026, 12pm noon

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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Oakwood Playworker Jan 2026.docx - 37.4 KB (opens in new tab)

About Oakwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 15
• School size: Up to 150 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 15
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakwood School website
• Email address: jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakwood-school-ws9-9js

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