Playworker

John Henry Newman Academy, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4LS

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  30 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) 6 hours per week - pro rata £3,318 per annum

Playworker job summary

Job Opportunity: Play Worker (6 hours per week) - Grade 4

Fixed Term post until July 2025

John Henry Newman Academy, a Good school in the heart of Littlemore, is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Play Worker to join our team. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of our pupils by supporting their development through structured and engaging play activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Plan and prepare resources for play sessions

Facilitate engaging, inclusive, and safe play activities

Encourage positive social interaction and creative play

Support children’s social, emotional, and physical development

Requirements:

Experience working with children in a play-based setting

Enthusiastic, creative, and passionate about play and child development

Strong communication and organisational skills

A commitment to fostering a safe and inclusive play environment

This is a part-time role (6 hours per week) with flexibility. If you are passionate about supporting children’s learning and growth through play, we would love to hear from you!

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 John Henry Newman Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 365 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: John Henry Newman Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-henry-newman-academy

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