Play Worker

We are seeking a to appoint a Afterschool Club Playworker to support in our extended services team. This role is term time only, 38 weeks per year and 6 hours per week working 2 days per week between 15.00-18.00.

Key responsibilities include:

To work under the guidance of the After School Club Leader, Extended School Leader and Head Teacher to provide child care for pupils attending the After School Club. Working closely with the children providing encouragement, friendship and supervision. To assist the Manager and Head Teacher in offering the children a wide range of play activities and ensuring that the club offers the children a relaxed, informed and caring environment. Establishing good relationships with children - interacting positively with children and encouraging cooperation and mutual support. To be an exemplary role model for staff and pupils. Belvedere Infant & Nursery School and Belvedere Junior School are 3 form entry schools within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is: Empowering young pioneers for a global future. Our schools are vibrant, happy places where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities and 'the school is led with love and compassion'. (Ofsted inspection report, November 2024 https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139115 ) We provide a safe, caring and fun environment where every child is encouraged to be the best they can be. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and that the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs both now and in the future. Our schools have a dedicated team who work hard to reach high standards in everything we do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other schools in The Pioneer Academy Trust. Our most recent Ofsted inspection, which graded Belvedere Junior School as Good, recognised that 'this is a school serving its community by providing the best opportunities for children'. Belvedere Infant & Nursery School and Belvedere Junior School are part of The Pioneer Academy Trust which is an academy trust with schools across London and the South East. At The Pioneer Academy, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. Find out more at: Belvedere Junior and Infant & Belvedere Junior School and The Pioneer Academy website

What we offer you:

A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community. A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in EYFS, SEND and Phonics. A Trust wide curriculum with shared planning and resources, including adaptive teaching tools, to significantly reduce workload for teachers and subject leaders. High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff. Excellent CPD opportunities, including outstanding ECT training and support, subject specific training for all, and access to NPQs. Annual conferences with keynote speakers, including experts from the EEF. Access to professional coaching beyond your ECT years. Termly subject leader forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload. Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling, integrated GP and nurse services, and access to a range of other wellbeing services such as private physiotherapy, mindfulness and yoga sessions, bereavement support, menopause support, men's health support. Access to discounted wrap around childcare for staff. Free academy-wide social events throughout the year. If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please list your teaching experiences clearly in your application. Previous teaching posts, including any teacher training placements for those recently completing Initial Teacher Training, should be listed in the employment history section of the form, and you should expand on your experiences within your personal statement, articulating the year groups and key stages that you have experiences of teaching in. Applications should be submitted via email My New Term. CVs will not be accepted. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a criminal disclosures and declarations form prior to interview. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2026 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2026 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct or other overseas police check. Candidates will be required to arrange this themselves if they do not already have the necessary certificate. We recommend that those applicants who have lived and/or worked abroad read the Gov.uk information ahead of interview to familiarise themselves with the vetting checks that will be required: Criminal Records Checks for applicants who have lived overseas - further information The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our Academy Safeguarding Policy can be viewed via the following link: TPA Safeguarding Policy 2026 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT EARLY AND SUITABLE CANDIDATES MAY BE INTERVIEWED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.