Playworker

Manor Drive Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7EP

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE)

Playworker job summary

Playworker

Term Time only

17.5 hours a week

7:45am to 8:45am Monday to Friday

3.15 pm to 5.45 pm Monday to Friday

Grade 3 Point 2

Work Hard. Be Kind. Be Brave.

A vacancy has arisen for a Playworker to join our small and friendly Breakfast and After School Club. The successful candidate will be someone who has experience working with primary aged children in a group setting. They will be able to plan and organise activities, and will be a team player who is enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking in order to ensure the provision runs smoothly and effectively within a safe and stimulating environment.

Although small, we offer a friendly and supportive school environment, a positive teaching team, polite and engaged children, dedicated leadership and governance teams, research informed teaching practises and the opportunity to be part of an exciting project. The school offers a comprehensive induction programme and opportunities for CPD through links across the MAT.

Please apply via MyNew Term www.mynewterm.com Informal queries should be directed to Laura White, PA to the Headteacher at lwhite@manordriveprimary.org.uk

Closing date: Monday 23 February

The Four Cs Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure with children's barred list check and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not reapply.

The Four Cs MAT is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

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 Manor Drive Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manor Drive Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-drive-primary-academy

The Manor Drive Primary Academy is a new school in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The school welcomed the first cohort of Reception children in September 2022 and we continue to grow year on year. At Manor Drive Primary Academy we pride ourselves on having a strong wellbeing ethos whilst ensuring our children are the focus of everything we do. Our values of ‘Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Brave” are embedded in our teaching strategies and the expectations we have for staff and pupils. We will support our children to try their best and to demonstrate excellent learning behaviours such as determination, respect and perseverance.

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