Welfare Play Leader

Owler Brook Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8HQ

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 12.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 11.00am to 1.30pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796 *Pending pay award
• Actual salary: £7,205 *Pending pay award

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualification and experience 

 Candidates should have: 

1. Reading skills for following instructions

2. Experience of working with children

 Personal qualities 

 Candidates should: 

1.Patience

2.  The ability to stay calm

3. Good communication skills

4.The ability to work as part of a team

5.Punctual, reliable and trustworthy

6.Able to manage time effectively

 Skills  

 Candidates should be able to: 

1. Be effective in supervising pupils both inside and outside

2.Help pupils with a variety of tasks, such as cutting up their food and changing clothes

3.Clean up spillages and sickness

4.Engage and lead children in games to enhance the lunchtime experience and build relationships between children

5.Assist in managing behaviour throughout the lunchtime in a calm and fair manner

6.Ensure pupils keep out of areas that are out of bounds, and don't leave the school premises

Professional knowledge and understanding  

 Candidates should: 

1.Have an awareness of Health & Safety and First Aid

2.Demonstrate a full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice & awareness of relevant legislation

 Safeguarding  

 Candidates should have: 

1.An understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people 

What the school offers its staff

Being part of a successful and visionary whole school team.

Working in an environment where everyone is valued and respected

Opportunity to be part of a wider team across the Trust

Learning environment that encourages personal development

Access to the Local Government Pension

We cover cost of your enhanced disclosure check 

Employee Assistance Programme 

Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression

Employee benefits including Westfield Health and Cycle to Work

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.

Please see the recruitment pack for further details

Commitment to safeguarding

Cascade MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS prior to employment commencing.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Welfare Play Leader - Recruitment pack June 2026.pdf - 2.17 MB (opens in new tab)

About Owler Brook Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Owler Brook Primary School website
• Email address: cbradshaw@owlerbrookprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01142438611
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/owler-brook-primary-school-sheffield

Our vision at Cascade MAT is to transform the life chances of our children; ensure safe and secure learning environments; create inspirational places for our staff to work and to be an influential part of the local community.

Across the Trust we inspire our children to aim high and succeed, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future. We promote understanding, respect and tolerance for each other. This is an exciting time to join Cascade Multi Academy Trust with each of its four schools judged as good by Ofsted.

At Owler Brook we provide an environment where children feel safe and happy, supported by the whole school community. We celebrate diversity and creativity, recognising the skills that every child has. We warmly welcome parents into the life of the school and work with the whole school community to instil a sense of belonging and ownership and guide our children to be responsible citizens of the future.

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