Wrap Around Playworker
Haywood Village Academy, North Somerset, BS24 8ES14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 November 2026
Closing date
23 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Actual Annual Salary:?£2,199 - £2,236
Wrap Around Playworker job summary
Job Title: Playworker
Actual Annual Salary: £2,199 - £2,236, based on working weeks and hours.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £25,949 - £26,392 (CLF Grade Aii) Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Hours: 3.75 per week (Monday - Wednesday)
Provisional Start Date: 02 November 2026
Looking for a rewarding role that fits around school hours? Join our friendly team and help create a safe, fun and engaging environment where children can thrive through play.
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and reliable Playworker to help deliver a safe, inclusive and stimulating play provision for children. Working as part of a supportive team, you will help create enjoyable play opportunities that support children's social, emotional, physical and creative development, while ensuring their wellbeing and safety at all times.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of a safe, stimulating and inclusive play provision for children.
- Plan and facilitate engaging play activities that reflect children's interests and individual needs.
- Promote positive behaviour and build strong relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues.
- Ensure children's welfare is prioritised and follow safeguarding procedures at all times.
- Assist with preparing and maintaining play resources, equipment and refreshments, following food hygiene requirements.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the provision and maintain accurate records where required.
About You
You will:
- Have an understanding of the varied needs of children and families.
- Be able to provide and facilitate safe, stimulating play activities.
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating empathy and active listening.
- Be able to work effectively as part of a team whilst using your own initiative when needed.
- Be able to manage behaviour in a calm, consistent and non-judgemental manner.
- Hold an appropriate First Aid qualification or be willing to undertake training.
- Be committed to safeguarding, inclusion and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Be patient, caring and reliable, with a positive and enthusiastic approach.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Haywood Village Academy:
We are very proud of our community school in Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare. We currently have classes from Pre-school to Year 6.
The academy is at the heart of the community that it serves and is defined by High Aspirations, Valuing Learning and Achievement for all. We have created a school where children flourish. The school offers a limitless education that empowers choice through enriching, meaningful and active opportunities. Staff receive high quality professional training and support and contribute positively to the development of the school.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 37 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 23 September 2026 @11.59pm
Shortlisting Date: 24 September 2026
Interviews: 01 October 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs, a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Haywood Village Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 450 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Haywood Village Academy is part of CLF which is a 3-19 organisation with a mix of primary, secondary and an all through academies. It is located in a new and rapidly expanding housing estate, Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare. The school opened in September in 2016 with 31 Reception children and currently has classes from Pre-school to Year 6. In July 2019, Ofsted graded the school Outstanding. In total the school serves over 450 children. The proportion of children eligible for the pupil premium, which is additional funding for pupils in receipt of supported income, looked-after children and children from service families is below national average at is broadly 24%; the proportion that speak English as an additional language (EAL: Largely either Polish, Lithuanian Bulgarian are predominant languages in the family home) is 15%; the proportion of pupils with SEND is 9%.
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