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After School Club Playworker

Employer
Discovery Academy
Location
Hattersley, Cheshire
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Hours
Term Time
Salary
£4,561 - £4,633
Start Date
1st September 2026
Expires
8th June 2026 09:00 AM
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Job ID
1553583
Start Date
1st September 2026
  • Contract Type :Fixed term contract
  • Job ID: 1553583

The Trustees of Victorious Academies Trust wish to appoint a willing, enthusiastic and caring After School Club Playworker.

Playworkers assist pupils during their time in After School Club working as part of a team, including supervising welfare, behaviour and safety, ensuring a clean and tidy environment, controlling pupil behaviour in line with the Academy’s behaviour policy, dealing with any misbehaviour and liaising with the teaching staff accordingly.

You will also be responsible for attending to pupils who may be sick or injured and raise any concerns in terms of welfare and safety to the Principal. It also includes the following:

· To ensure that the After School club is controlled and pupils are managed in terms of behaviour and

         safety.

· To look after the welfare of the pupils in connection with hygiene, table manners, general behaviour and assist any children with eating difficulties.

· Maintain a safe and hygienic environment.

· Deal with hazards to prevent accidents.

· Supervise the safety of children at all times.

· Make senior leaders aware of any issues or accidents to ensure that the children are managed in a safe environment at all times.

· Supervise the children at play and organise games for children.

· Administer First Aid if necessary (training provided)

· Attend any training, which the Principal may consider appropriate to the role.

· Carry out any other duties as deemed appropriate by the Principal relating to the supervision of

          children.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Other information

The role will be for 1.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, term time only. The salary is TMBC Grade C Point 5-6.This role is until 31 August 2027. 

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Safeguarding Statement:

We have a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or young people. We have robust processes and procedures to reduce risk and continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. The roles across our schools involve working with children and/or young people and are subject to our Safer Recruitment Process.

We do not accept CV’s, all applicants should complete a Trust Application Form and include on this the details of two referees who, if you are shortlisted will be contacted for a reference. Social media checks will be carried out for roles across our Trust. All posts require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We may close the job advert for roles within our Trust as soon as sufficient applications have been received so please apply for advertised roles as soon as you are able. If you have any queries linked to any of the roles advertised please ring 0161 830 6964.

Visits to our schools are encouraged and warmly welcomed please contact the individual school to arrange this.

Discovery Academy

Discovery Academy

Part of Victorious Academies Trust

Victorious Academies Trust