After School Club Playworker - Part-time

West Borough Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2653-160S
• Posted:24/04/2025
• Pay:Kent Scheme A £24,513 (FTE)
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:09/05/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:tbc

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West Borough Primary School 's After School Club, Acorns Club, are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed playworker to join our provision, which accommodates up to 50 pupils a session.  The current vacancy is for up to 5 afternoons per week from 2:30pm until 6pm, term time only. We are able to consider fewer days for the right candidate.

The successful candiate will ideally have experience of working in an extended schools provision or with children. The children are at the heart of everything we do at West Borough Primary School and we believe this to be the case from the minute they step through the door in the morning, until they leave our care.

Further information and the full Job Description are attached.

Hours: Maximum of 17.5 hours per week, term-time only, 38 weeks per year plus holiday entitlement (2.30pm to 6pm). 

Desirable Qualifications: 

• Experience of working with 4-11 year olds in a play or education environment.
• An appropriate childcare or playwork qualification (NVQ Level 2), or the equivalent in experience.
• First aid qualification (or willingness to undertake training)
• Food hygiene certificate (or willingness to obtain)

If you would like to visit the school to see our Acorns Club in action, please contact the school office to arrange a visit.

Information about the school

We are very proud of our wonderful school which was judged as good with outstanding features. Our most recent Ofsted inspection was in October 2022.

We have 15 classes including our maintained Nursery. A set of Core Values underpin all that we do which ensure high expectations of both learning and behaviour. They are; Equality, Responsibility, Respect, Resilience and Challenge. Our inclusive school is based on a large, well resourced site just outside Maidstone town centre. Our excellent facilities include a library, extensive outdoor learning areas and an ASD Satellite.

Our school has a happy and caring ethos and is is full of well motivated children, supported by a hardworking and fully committed team of staff and governors.

West Borough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post will be subject to a DBS check and successful references prior to a start date. Please read the school's Child Protection Policy which can be found in the documents below.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Lisa Edinburgh
• Address:Greenway, Off Queens Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8TL
• Telephone: 01622726391
• Email: office@west-borough.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Child Protection Policy
• Job description