Play Worker

Newton Leys Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5GG

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.85 Hourly

Play Worker job summary

Play Worker – September 2025

Monday – Friday, 3pm – 6.00pm (Term-time only)

Salary Grade B - £12.85 per hour

Newton Leys Primary School & Nursery opened in September 2016, with the vision for a happy, inclusive and welcoming school, within the developing Newton Leys community.

Local Parents and Carers rely upon on our friendly and caring Extended Care team to provide reliable onsite care from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year. We pride ourselves on the warm welcome we provide to every child, and the excellent facilities that we are able to offer them in school. Candidates will ideally need to have experience working with children, but most importantly, we are looking for people who will make our children feel safe and welcome during the time that they spend with us, and who will contribute their energy and ideas to making the sessions fun and enjoyable.

Play Workers also support within our popular on-site Holiday Club, which operates from 8.00am to 5pm, throughout the School Holidays. Overtime hours are available.

If you think that your skills, personality and experience are a good fit for this position, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are able to offer you:

A purpose built, well-resourced teaching environment with access to a sensory room and calm working area

A friendly and supportive staff team, and wider school community

A commitment to support your ongoing professional development

Training to support you in your role

Level 3 apprenticeship available

Polite and happy children!

Closing date: 30 June 2025 Interviews: on application

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 Newton Leys Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 589 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newton Leys Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newton-leys-primary-school

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