Play Leader/Midday Assistant - Fixed Term

Kings Hill School, Kings Hill

• Ref:KCC886-2680-234S
• Posted:03/09/2025
• Pay:KSA
• Start Date:To be agreed
• App Close Date:19/09/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery is a Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' school situated in Kings Hill. We are fortunate to have extensive grounds and fantastic facilities including running track, Multi Use Games Area, Adventure Trim Trail, Whispering Woods, dedicated art classroom, cookery room as well as a newly equipped ICT suite and fantastic library.

Kings Hill school has invested in OPAL Play which is an award-winning, mentor supported programme that is supporting us to improve the quality of our play opportunities. The OPAL scheme ensures that " better, more active and creative playtimes can mean happier and healthier children, and having happier, healthier, more active children usually results in a more positive attitude to learning in school, with more effective classroom lessons, less staff time spent resolving unnecessary behavioural problems, fewer playtime accidents, happier staff and a healthier attitude to life.”

Working as a member of the play team, you will ensure that all our children have meaningful lunchtime play every day. You will work as a member of the play team to create a safe and stimulating outdoor environment providing social, active and creative play experiences for all. The play team is also responsible for ensuring that all our children have a pleasant eating experience at lunch time, while maximising the time they can spend outside playing. You will support our children as they visit the dining hall and are responsible for clearing the tables to a state ready for use by other diners.

The values of the school (Respect, Kindness, Cooperation, Courage, Resilience and Responsibility) are well embedded by children and staff. All staff are role models and staff value and respect each other.

The successful applicant will be required to work from 11.45am to 1.30pm, Monday to Friday.

This post is at Kent Scheme A and will initially be a one year fixed term contract.

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office for an appointment.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Shortlisted applicants will be expected to complete a confidential self-disclosure.

Information about the school

We have recently (2024) been graded as Outstanding by Ofsted.

'This is an exceptional school and nursery where pupils are truly ‘inspired to believe, inspired to achieve’, fulfilling the school’s aspirational vision. Staff have a relentless ambition for all, from early years to Year 6.'

'Expectations are consistently high and impressively met, with pupils achieving exceptionally well.'

(Ofsted 2024)

We are a very popular primary school in the heart of the Kings Hill community with 420 pupils and 60 children on roll in our Nursery.

Offering a unique and vibrant primary school experience with high expectations and a caring ethos. Our school is set in 5 acres of fantastic grounds and our forward thinking approach and dedicated staff aim to provide the best education for all.

We have playing fields, wildlife and woodland areas, polytunnel, amphitheatre, netball court, football pitches, MUGA (Multi Use Games Area), all weather running track, impressive ICT suite, library, specialist music and art classroom, cookery room and a large indoor hall as well as a large adventure playground with a wide range of apparatus including a climbing wall.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Liz Ralph
• Address:Kings Hill School, Crispin Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4LS
• Telephone: 01732 842739
• Email: office@kings-hill.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Safeguarding Policy
• Employment and Ex-offenders Policy
• Play Leader Job Description