Wrap Around Care Playworker

Prestwood Junior School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0NR

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,797.00 - £24,949.00 Annually (FTE) Salary dependant on experience

Wrap Around Care Playworker job summary

After School Club Play Worker - Term time only

Prestwood Infant School

Part-time, job share considered.

Location: Prestwood Infant School, Prestwood

Contract: Part time

Hours of Work: 10 hours per week

Shift Pattern: After School Club 3pm - 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

Salary: Bucks Pay 1a/5 to 1b/10 dependent on experience.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Play Worker to be part of our Willow Club team providing high quality childcare and play opportunities. The Willow Club provides a place for children to come and play, explore, build on friendships, enjoy the outdoors and, for the pre-schoolers, access to the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS).

Our Willow Club is thriving and we are seeking an Afterschool Club Playworker. We are a friendly, sociable staff team, who care deeply about the children in our care. We give children who attend a great start and end to their school day, understanding that children have different needs and cater to them. Prestwood Infant School is a village school with an incorporated Preschool, in a lovely location, federated with Prestwood Junior School.

We are seeking someone who has experience of working with 2-7 year olds; can provide a safe, fun environment for the children through a range of appropriate activities and play opportunities; and take a role in activity planning and preparation. You will be required to actively contribute to the development and quality of the setting, possess effective verbal and written communication skills, and be able to communicate well with parents or carers. A level 3 childcare qualification is advantageous.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact our school office on 01494 862263 to arrange a visit.

Closing date of Monday 5th January.

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.

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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 Prestwood Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 176 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Prestwood Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/prestwood-junior-school-great-missenden

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