Playworker
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 January 2026 |
| Location: | Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 1SZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ff039e07-3f14-447a-95e1-41e4590e3056 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a playworker for our out of hours school provision at Scholes Junior and Infant School.
The successful candidates will assist in securing the health, safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils, organising and supporting appropriate play activities, encouraging good behaviour in accordance with the practices and procedures of the school, is able to relate to children / young people from diverse backgrounds, have good verbal communication skills to be able to liaise with children / young people and other staff members.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you….
• Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
• Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
• Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
• Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
• Extensive CPD opportunities
• Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships.
• A range of working patterns dependent upon the role.
• For employees on all year-round contracts, a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service) holiday entitlement.
• Death in service benefit.
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.
We are seeking to appoint a playworker for our out of hours school provision at Scholes Junior and Infant School.
The successful candidates will assist in securing the health, safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils, organising and supporting appropriate play activities, encouraging good behaviour in accordance with the practices and procedures of the school, is able to relate to children / young people from diverse backgrounds, have good verbal communication skills to be able to liaise with children / young people and other staff members.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you….
• Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
• Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
• Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
• Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
• Extensive CPD opportunities
• Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships.
• A range of working patterns dependent upon the role.
• For employees on all year-round contracts, a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service) holiday entitlement.
• Death in service benefit.
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.