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We are currently advertising for
- Wraparound Playleaders
WRAPAROUND CHILDCARE & HOLIDAY CLUB PLAY LEADERS
National Joint Council Grade 4-6, £13.05-£13.47 per hour, depending on experience
Contract type: casual
Do you enjoy working with children?
Harlands Primary School is looking to recruit playleaders for our new in-house wraparound care provision which will become operational from 1 September.
Role Purpose
We are seeking enthusiastic and empathetic individuals to help deliver engaging and fun activities for the children in our care before and after school. This will include the supervision of meal times.
The successful candidates will need to understand and model our core values of Responsibility, Optimism, Confidence, Kindness, Critical Thinking, and Respect, playing their part in sustaining our inclusive and engaging learning environment after the day’s formal education has ended.
Key Skills and Qualities
- Enthusiastic and empathetic with children
- Enjoy activities such as sports and/or arts and crafts.
- Good communicator
- Able to think on your feet, to keep children engaged and happy
- Good time management
Working pattern/terms and conditions
Our breakfast club will run between 7.00 and 8.30am each morning, whilst the after school club operates between 3.00-6.30pm each afternoon. Play leaders would be expected to arrive shortly before these times to allow for daily briefing.
Holiday clubs are normally run between the hours of 8.30am-5.30pm.
The successful candidates would ideally work for a minimum of two morning and two afternoon shifts per week, with opportunity to work up to five of each. This will be discussed at interview.
Harlands Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service with barred lists check. This will be done by means of applying for a DBS certificate through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Disclosures include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions, spent or unspent.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
For more information, please contact the Headteacher’s PA, Mrs K Michael to whom applications should be sent kmichael@harlandsedtrust.org.uk
Closing date: ongoing
Interview date: to be advised
Updated July 2026