After School Club Play Assistant​/Playworker

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Email: offi

Website: https://

Headteacher:
Mrs Johanna Sullivan

NOR: 165

Age range: 4–11 years

• Salary:
  Scale C5, £13.70 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 4 hours per week (Mon-Thu)
• Term time only
• Required as soon as possible

We are looking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and reliable After School Club Play Assistant/Playworker to join our friendly and supportive team.

The successful candidate will help with the day-to-day running of our After School Club, helping to ensure that children are safe, happy and well cared for at the end of the school day. Hours of work 3.15-4.15pm, Monday to Thursday.

You will support children to enjoy a range of safe, creative and age-appropriate play activities and help to create a positive, welcoming and inclusive environment.

• enjoys working with children and can build positive, caring relationships with them
• is calm, kind, patient, reliable and approachable
• is enthusiastic about providing enjoyable and creative play opportunities
• works well as part of a team, communicates effectively and can use their own initiative
• understands the importance of safeguarding, inclusion and supporting children’s individual needs
• Previous experience of working with children would be helpful, although the right attitude, enthusiasm and commitment to our children are equally important.

• a warm and welcoming school with friendly, hardworking and supportive colleagues
• motivated, enthusiastic and fun-loving pupils
• a positive and inclusive working environment
• supportive governors and parents
• a workplace where staff wellbeing is prioritised, with relevant training and opportunities to develop your skills

Hunstanton Primary School is a friendly, welcoming and inclusive school with a strong sense of community. A clear sense of purpose, shared by pupils and staff, lies at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is for pupils and adults to Succeed, Enjoy and Aspire to be the best they can be.

For further information about our school, please visit our website or Facebook page.

We warmly welcome visits to the school.

To arrange a visit or informal discussion about the role, please contact the school office on or email - offi

Hunstanton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced DBS and satisfactory reference checks. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone will not be accepted.

This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009, and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the successful applicant will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check, including a barred list check. If you have information to declare, it may be protected under the Exceptions Order, and you may not be required to declare it. If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete a criminal conviction declaration.

Guidance on whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.