Casual Breakfast and After School Club Playworker - Activity Leader

Job Description

🌟 CASUAL BREAKFAST & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB PLAYWORKER / ACTIVITY LEADER 🌟

📍 Vicars Green Primary School, Lily Gardens, Wembley, HA0 1DP
💷 Up to £12.71 per hour + holiday pay
📋 Casual / Bank Contract | Term-Time Cover
⏰ Monday–Friday | 7:30am–9:00am & 3:00pm–6:00pm

🌈 Make a difference. Have fun. Love your job!

Do you love working with children and have the energy, enthusiasm and creativity to make their mornings and afternoons amazing?

We're looking for a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Casual Playworker / Activity Leader to join our team at Vicars Green Primary School.

This is a casual/bank position, with shifts offered as needed to provide cover for:

• Staff sickness

• Staff holidays and annual leave

• Busier club sessions

• Additional staffing requirements

Hours are not guaranteed, and you will not necessarily be required to work every Breakfast or After School Club session.

As more regular hours become available, there may be the opportunity to move into a permanent Term-Time Only contract, if desired.

🕒 Club Hours

🌅 Breakfast Club: 7:30am – 9:00am
🌟 After School Club: 3:00pm – 6:00pm

Shifts will be offered according to the needs of the club and your availability.

There may also be opportunities for additional hours during our Holiday Clubs and lunchtime sessions, subject to availability.

🎨 What You'll Be Doing

Every session is about creating a safe, fun and engaging experience for children aged 4–11.

You'll:

• Deliver exciting activities including multi-sports, arts & crafts, games and creative play

• Supervise children and encourage participation, confidence and positive behaviour

• Create a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment

• Set up and pack away activities, equipment and play spaces

• Prepare and serve refreshments where required

• Support accurate sign-in and sign-out procedures

• Follow safeguarding, health & safety and company procedures

• Communicate positively with children, parents, school staff and colleagues

• Work as part of a supportive team to make every session enjoyable

💛 What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is:

🌟 Caring, enthusiastic and approachable
🎨 Creative, energetic and ready to get involved
🤝 Reliable, responsible and a great team player
😊 Passionate about working with children
💬 A confident communicator
🛡️ Committed to safeguarding and children's wellbeing

Previous experience in childcare, education, coaching, playwork or youth work would be an advantage, but isn't essential. We're looking for people with the right attitude, enthusiasm and commitment to children.

🎁 What's in it for you?

✅ Up to £12.71 per hour + holiday pay
✅ Flexible casual/bank contract
✅ Shifts to cover sickness, holidays and busier sessions
✅ Potential to move into regular permanent term-time hours when opportunities become available
✅ Potential additional Holiday Club and lunchtime hours
✅ Monday to Friday – no weekends
✅ Paid training and ongoing personal & professional development
✅ 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
✅ Discounted wraparound school care and Holiday Clubs, where applicable
✅ Refer-a-friend rewards
✅ A friendly, supportive and energetic team

🛡️ Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care. All roles require an Enhanced DBS check and Children's Barred List Check and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment is subject to satisfactory DBS and suitability checks. As part of our safeguarding and due diligence procedures, online searches may be undertaken in relation to shortlisted candidates.

For further information:

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Successful applicants will be required to:

• Complete our application process — CVs alone cannot be accepted

• Provide two satisfactory references, including one from their most recent employer

• Undergo an Enhanced DBS check (unless already registered on the DBS Update Service, subject to the required checks)

• Provide documentation to support identity, right to work and vetting requirements

All safeguarding checks must be successfully completed before employment can commence.

🌟 Ready to Join Our Casual Team?

If you're looking for flexible childcare work with the potential to move into more regular hours in the future, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply today and join the JAG team! 💛

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Qualifications

Additional Information

Compensation: 8 to 12.71 (GBP) (HOURLY)