Play Club Leader
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,432 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Poundbury, Dorchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Happy Nurses |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We’re looking for a confident, caring and enthusiastic Play Club Leader to join our team.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll plan and lead engaging, age-appropriate activities for school-aged children, ensuring they’re safe, supported and having fun – both during term-time and in the school holidays.
During term time, you’ll run our before and after-school sessions, helping children start and end their day with energy and positivity. This includes school drop-offs between 8am–9am and collections back to the nursery between 3pm–6pm. The hours in between can be spent working within one of our nursery rooms, supporting younger age groups and sharing your skills across the team.
If you’d prefer to work full-time hours in the holidays only, that’s fine too – we’re happy to offer flexibility for the right person.
You’ll be supported every step of the way by our friendly leadership team, clear policies, and well-resourced setting – so you can focus on what you do best: helping children thrive.
What we’re looking for
We look for people who share our core values:
SMILE – positive, friendly and approachable
STRIVE – open to learning, resilient, high expectations
SAFE – committed to safeguarding and wellbeing
Knowledge & Experience
A full and relevant Level 3 qualification (minimum)
At least 2 years’ post-qualifying experience
Confident knowledge of safeguarding and EYFS
Flexibility to work a rota between 7am–6pm, Mon–Fri (and beyond 6pm in emergencies)
Enhanced DBS clearance
Duties:
1. Take responsibility for the effective daily supervision of the designated room, in accordance with the requirements the Nurseries’ policies, the EYFS Statutory Framework and all other relevant legislation.
2. In conjunction with the manager and deputy manager, ensure that all required standards, ratios and conditions of registration are maintained at all times within the designated room.
3. Implement policies and procedures to ensure the welfare requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework are met.
4. Plan appropriate experiences for the children in line with the Nurseries’ policy on care, learning and play, to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework.
5. Implement the Nurseries’ policy on planning, assessment, recording and reporting in line with the requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework.
6. Implement the the Nurseries’ key person system within the designated room.
7. Ensure that each member of the team is clear about their roles and responsibilities and provide mentoring, coaching and supervision as required.
8. Provide effective liaison with parents on a day-to-day basis regarding the welfare, learning and development of the children in the designated room.
9. Provide effective liaison with outside agencies when required regarding the welfare, learning and development of the children in the designated section.
10. Take responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and tidiness in the designated room, and throughout the nursery, at all times.
11. Participate in the Nurseries’ performance management review process and access any necessary meetings, training or professional development.
12. Assist the deputy/manager in ensuring all staff in the designated room receive appropriate mentoring, coaching, training and supervision in accordance with their individual development needs.
13. Treat all staff, children and parents with courtesy and kindness at all times.
14. Undertake any other duties as agreed with the Nursery Manager/Deputy.
salary: £29,432pa
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £29,432.00 per year
Benefits:
Company pension
On-site parking
Referral programme
Education:
GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Management: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (preferred)
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll plan and lead engaging, age-appropriate activities for school-aged children, ensuring they’re safe, supported and having fun – both during term-time and in the school holidays.
During term time, you’ll run our before and after-school sessions, helping children start and end their day with energy and positivity. This includes school drop-offs between 8am–9am and collections back to the nursery between 3pm–6pm. The hours in between can be spent working within one of our nursery rooms, supporting younger age groups and sharing your skills across the team.
If you’d prefer to work full-time hours in the holidays only, that’s fine too – we’re happy to offer flexibility for the right person.
You’ll be supported every step of the way by our friendly leadership team, clear policies, and well-resourced setting – so you can focus on what you do best: helping children thrive.
What we’re looking for
We look for people who share our core values:
SMILE – positive, friendly and approachable
STRIVE – open to learning, resilient, high expectations
SAFE – committed to safeguarding and wellbeing
Knowledge & Experience
A full and relevant Level 3 qualification (minimum)
At least 2 years’ post-qualifying experience
Confident knowledge of safeguarding and EYFS
Flexibility to work a rota between 7am–6pm, Mon–Fri (and beyond 6pm in emergencies)
Enhanced DBS clearance
Duties:
1. Take responsibility for the effective daily supervision of the designated room, in accordance with the requirements the Nurseries’ policies, the EYFS Statutory Framework and all other relevant legislation.
2. In conjunction with the manager and deputy manager, ensure that all required standards, ratios and conditions of registration are maintained at all times within the designated room.
3. Implement policies and procedures to ensure the welfare requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework are met.
4. Plan appropriate experiences for the children in line with the Nurseries’ policy on care, learning and play, to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework.
5. Implement the Nurseries’ policy on planning, assessment, recording and reporting in line with the requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework.
6. Implement the the Nurseries’ key person system within the designated room.
7. Ensure that each member of the team is clear about their roles and responsibilities and provide mentoring, coaching and supervision as required.
8. Provide effective liaison with parents on a day-to-day basis regarding the welfare, learning and development of the children in the designated room.
9. Provide effective liaison with outside agencies when required regarding the welfare, learning and development of the children in the designated section.
10. Take responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and tidiness in the designated room, and throughout the nursery, at all times.
11. Participate in the Nurseries’ performance management review process and access any necessary meetings, training or professional development.
12. Assist the deputy/manager in ensuring all staff in the designated room receive appropriate mentoring, coaching, training and supervision in accordance with their individual development needs.
13. Treat all staff, children and parents with courtesy and kindness at all times.
14. Undertake any other duties as agreed with the Nursery Manager/Deputy.
salary: £29,432pa
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £29,432.00 per year
Benefits:
Company pension
On-site parking
Referral programme
Education:
GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Management: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (preferred)