Wraparound Playworker Assistant
Whitkirk Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 0EU14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 November 2025
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 1pm
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £13,439.00 - £13,868.00 Annually (Actual) B1 SCP 4-6 FTE £25185-£25989 per annum. Based on 20 hours Term time + 157.5 hours Holiday Club
Wraparound Playworker Assistant job summary
Part Time. 20 hours per week Term-Time + 157.5 hours per year (Holiday Club). Term Time Hours - Monday to Friday 7.30am-9am and 3pm-5.30pm.
Holiday Club (October, February, Easter, May, and 2x weeks of summer - 21 days in total): 8am - 4pm.
We are seeking a Wraparound Playworker Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone enthusiastic and caring to support children’s wellbeing and learning in a safe, nurturing environment. Our school-led wraparound provision offers seamless care and learning support from Pre-School to Year 6. Children benefit from full access to school resources and a consistent approach to behaviour management and safeguarding, aligned with all school policies.
Located next to Temple Newsam, we take advantage of wonderful local opportunities to enhance learning beyond the classroom. Following the recent opening of our Pre-School, we have expanded our wraparound provision to support more families and provide a continuous, integrated approach to early years and primary education.
Our dedicated team shares a common vision: “to be the best that we can be.” Together, we ensure high-quality care, enriching experiences, and an inspiring environment where every child can thrive. We are excited to welcome a new member to help us continue this important work.
About our School
Whitkirk is proud to be known as “the school with a big heart,” where happiness, kindness, and respect are at the core of everything we do. We are proud to provide a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child feels safe, valued, and supported from the very start of their journey with us. Our dedicated and skilled staff are deeply committed to building positive relationships and supporting each child's academic, personal, and emotional development. We believe that when children feel settled and secure, they are ready to thrive — and that’s when the foundations for a lifelong love of learning are laid.
We offer high-quality teaching alongside a broad and enriching curriculum, filled with meaningful opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. From inspiring lessons to creative projects, outdoor learning, and wider experiences, we aim to spark curiosity, build confidence, and encourage every child to aim high. Our school is a vibrant, hard-working, and welcoming community where every pupil is inspired to reach their full potential. We are excited to share this learning journey with you — and what an exceptional journey it promises to be.
Our core values of achievement, safety, respect, friendship, forgiveness, trust aren’t just words; they shape everything we do. Here’s what you can expect when you join us:
- Generous pension scheme: Employer contribution rate of 19%, plus a wide range of benefits and discounts. Full details HERE
- Flexible working options: We support work-life balance and are open to exploring suitable arrangements
- Supportive environment: We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being
- Community culture: Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our team
- Professional development: We invest in your growth at every stage of your career
For more about Whitkirk Primary School, click the ‘view our careers page’ button.
About You
To be a good fit for this role, you will be:
- A professional individual with experience of providing pastoral support to young people
- A compassionate and adaptable individual who demonstrates a strong commitment to meeting the diverse needs of all pupils
- Committed to building positive relationships with students, fostering respect while maintaining high expectations
- A clear communicator with excellent organisation skills, able to balance firmness with empathy and build relationships with a wide range of individuals
Next Steps
Let’s Connect: We would love to speak to you to answer any questions you might have about this role or our school ahead of applying for this opportunity. To arrange a convenient time to speak in person, or visit us ahead of applying, please email Angela Quarmby at QuarmbyA1@wps.rklt.co.uk.
Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.
Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.
Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW to start your application.
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 Whitkirk Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 386 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Whitkirk Primary School website
Whitkirk Primary School has a big heart – it is a happy school in which our pupils are encouraged to become considerate and responsible members of society. Our dedicated and passionate staff work hard to make sure everyone feels cared for, safe and valued.
Our vision is ‘to be the best that we can be’. We aim to create determined and resilient learners for life. We want our pupils to enjoy their days at school and to know the joys of learning, discovery and challenge.
We want to work in partnership with you, our parents, as this is key to success. We will work together to make sure every child has the opportunity to achieve their potential and treat every child as the unique and extraordinary individual that they are.
Whitkirk is a much-loved primary school with a fantastic school community. We are very proud of our locality; as you can see from our school logo, we have a strong relationship with our church, St Mary’s, where we both visit reciprocally and also Temple Newsam which poses the perfect opportunity to learn about the fascinating history of our local area.
Primary school years are so important, and a time where so many special memories can be made. I am extremely proud of Whitkirk, and would be delighted to show you around our school and share our journey with YOU.
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