Playworker
Newark Hill Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4RE20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
7 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 May 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
- £4,054.00 Annually (Actual)
Playworker job summary
About the Role:
We are looking for a Playworker to support our outdoor learning provision at lunchtime. The children you will be supporting will have additional needs and you will be provided with full training on being able to complete the role effectively.
About You (What are we looking for):
To be kind and caring and drive our values in what they do.
To be patient and understanding with children who find communication difficult
Be a positive role model to others and drive high expectations, especially positive behaviour management.
To be able to follow instructions and follow policy and procedures well.
About us (Your Academy):
Our CHILD intent is fully engrained across all areas of the academy with a successful Pupil Well-being and Readiness for Learning agenda where pupils come to the academy and work hard and behave well. We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum which is well resource in the classroom and in our grounds which provides the very best for our pupils.
Our initiatives and decisions are all empowered by high quality research. We value Curriculum Professional Development to move all staff, no matter their role, to become their best version of themselves on their career journey.
We are pioneering our teaching and learning outlook by being a 21st Century school and are proud to be a ‘Microsoft Showcase School’. Our pupils use technology for their learning, equipping them with vital skills for the future.
Well-being at Newark Hill Academy for teachers and pupils is paramount. We have lots of initiatives promoting positive work-life balance including at least 3 hours and 45 minutes non-contact time a week for teachers.
Visits to meet the team are warmly welcomed to ensure we are the right place for you to work and we are certain we will not disappointed when you meet the most supportive and wonderful community you could ask for.
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.
About Newark Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 448 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newark Hill Academy website
About us:
At the Newark Hill Academy, we pride ourselves with having reduced class sizes for a substantial part of the day. This enables teachers to give instant feedback to all pupils in the lesson, ensuring all children are able to reach their full potential in every lesson and ultimately their whole school career.
We are pioneering our teaching and learning outlook by being a 21st Century school and are proud to be a ‘Microsoft Showcase School’, 1 of only 14 in the United Kingdom. Our pupils use technology for their learning, equipping them with vital skills for the future.
In Return:
You can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
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