Playworker

Harston and Newton Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 7PX

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 Annually (FTE)

Playworker job summary

Rainbow (After School Club)

Harston and Newton Primary School

Vacancy for Play workers

Full time position After School Club or Job Share for After School Club

Closing date Monday 9th June 2025

Interview date – Friday 13th June 2025

We have a vacancy for a play worker to join the team in our popular after-school club from September. We are looking for someone who

Enjoys being with children and has a sense of fun

Is happy to work across the primary age range

Can use their initiative and be flexible

Works well as part of a team.

Rainbow club runs from 3.20 -6.00 p.m. on Mondays- Fridays during team time and offers up to 48 places each evening. Children enjoy a range of creative and sporting activities in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and also have a healthy snack. Previous experience of working with children is desirable and we welcome applications for five days a week or for a job share position.

Hourly rate of pay =£12.45

Application pack and job description are available from the school office.

Tel 01223 870345 or email office@harstonnewton.org

Harston and Newton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in the commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disapplication and Barring Service

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Harston and Newton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 125 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harston and Newton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harston-and-newton-primary-school

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