Playworker

St. Oswald's CofE Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS20 9BT

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Casual, Zero Hours
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £12.85 Per Hour, Plus 13.5% Holiday Pay

What skills and experience we're looking for

NJC Grade A2 Scale Point 3

£12.85 Per Hour, Plus 13.5% Holiday Pay

Casual

Fixed Term until 31st August 2027

Required 1st September 2026

St Oswald's CofE Primary School are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible playworker to work in our before and after school club in term time and the holiday club out of term. Shifts can be flexible to work around other commitments.

The role will involve providing care and supervision for pupils out of school hour and assisting the team in the delivery of age and need appropriate activities.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team
• Experience of dealing with queries from a wide range of people
• Basic numeracy skills
• Ability to maintain a safe, calm and happy approach

For more information please contact the school office at office@stoswaldsleeds.org

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing Date: Friday 3rd July 2026

Selection Date: to be confirmed

Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

What the school offers its staff

Wellbeing perks, Employee Assistance Programme, salary sacrifice scheme, great pension scheme, free parking

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Playworker Recruitment Booklet June26.pdf - 740 KB (opens in new tab)

About St. Oswald's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 446 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St. Oswald's CofE Primary School website
• Email address: lucy.dugdale@collaborativelearningtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-oswald-s-cofe-primary-school-ls20-9bt

St Oswald’s Church of England Primary School has been at the heart of our community for many years, yet our passion for providing the very best education, underpinned by a strong Christian ethos, remains undiminished. We seek not only to support our children to achieve outstanding academic standards but also to encourage strong personal development so that they have the skills, characteristics and capability to make the most of their learning both here and in the wider world. In all we do we work towards enabling the children to become rounded, positive members of today’s world, with the self-belief, confidence and determination to make their unique contribution to our community and beyond. We remain true to our vision statement of ‘One Body, Many Parts’ (1 Cor; 12) in our consideration that every member of staff who joins our team brings their own unique skills and experience which can be shared with the children and adults here alike to help St Oswald’s grow and flourish as a school.

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