Playworker Level 1 - Might Oaks Before & After School Club
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3DJ10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
20 November 2025 at 10am
Date listed
10 November 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
- £6,620.00 - £6,724.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 2-3 £24,413 -£24,796
Playworker Level 1 - Might Oaks Before & After School Club job summary
Job Title: Mighty Oaks Before & After School Club Level 1 Playworker
Salary Grade: SCP 2-3 £24,413 -£24,796
Actual Salary: £6,620 - £6,724
Working Pattern: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday AM 8-9am, PM 3-6pm - 12hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Are you passionate about creating a fun, safe, and nurturing environment for children? Mighty Oaks Before and After School Club is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Level 1 Playworker to join our friendly team!
As a Playworker, you’ll support the day-to-day running of our club, helping to deliver engaging activities that spark imagination, encourage creativity, and promote positive social interaction. You’ll be a key part of a team that ensures every child feels happy, safe, and included.
We are looking for an excellent Level 1 Playworker:
Supervise and engage children in a variety of play-based activities
Help set up and tidy away resources and equipment
Support children’s emotional and social development
Work closely with other staff to maintain a safe and welcoming environment
Follow safeguarding and health & safety procedures
- To be a positive role model at all times.
In return our Trust and its school offers you:
Supportive parents and a welcoming local community.
A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision.
A supportive and highly committed staff with high expectations, who are willing to help each other.
Well resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments.
Strong working partnerships within the Trust.
Pupils with positive attitudes to learning, who are hardworking, caring and proud to attend their school.
The opportunity to make a difference.
An enthusiastic and supportive Governing Body.
The support of a strong and skilled Trust Central Team.
Pension scheme.
Wellbeing Day.
Tech and Cycle salary sacrifice schemes as well as other discount schemes.
Access to Employment Assistance Programme.
Access to training opportunities and professional development.
Applicants are welcome to come and visit school. Please contact the school at N.Jackson@bhm.epworthtrust.org.uk to arrange this.
If you would like to discuss the role further please contact the school at N.Jackson@bhm.epworthtrust.org.uk
Closing date: 20th November 2025 at 10am
Short listing: 20th November 2025
Observations & Interviews: 24th November 2025
Applications should be made through My New Term
The main base for the role will be Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School.
This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Epworth Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
At the Epworth Education Trust we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We work to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. The procedures contained in our Safeguarding Policy apply to all staff, volunteers and governors.
We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Methodist, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School website
School location
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