After School Club Playworker in Staveley

Salary:£7,085.29 for 12.5 hours term-time only, full-time equivalent £24,796.00

Vacancy Hours: After School Club- 15:00pm-18:00pm on Monday-Friday (Please note, After School Club runs until 18:00pm. However, as 18:00pm collection is infrequently accessed, the contracted hours are 15:00pm-17:30pm. Any occasions where Club runs until 18:00pm would be claimed as overtime).

Contract Type: Fixed term to August 2027

Location: Staveley Community Primary and Nursery School, Minskip Rd, Staveley, Knaresborough HG5 9LQ

Staveley Community Primary and Nursery School is part of the TIG Federation (Togetherness Inspires Growth), with Long Marston CE Primary and Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School. We are passionate about nurturing and inspiring our children, recognising their individuality and supporting them to grow together as a community.Our values of Friendship, Respect and Compassion underpin everything we do.

For more information, please visit the school and federation websites:

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Playworker to provide a caring environment in our After School Club.This will involve:

• organising a range of fun and inclusive activities for the children;
• supervising the children in school or in the outdoor areas;
• preparing snacks and setting up areas to be used for meal time;
• ensuring all activities are carried out safely and responsibly;
• reinforcing positive behaviour strategies in line with our behaviour policy.

We are looking for someone who:

• is enthusiastic about working with children;
• has a positive outlook;
• can take and act on advice, as well as working on their own initiative;
• is a team player and good communicator.

We can offer you:

• a friendly staff team, who will help you feel passionate about your role in our school community;
• opportunities for training and development;
• support from the wider team across the federation;
• enthusiastic and creative school communities, who put pastoral provision at their heart and nurture a love of learning.

For further details about the role, please see the job description and person specification below.

We welcome informal conversations to discuss the role and/or visits to our school. Please contact Lauren Evans (Executive Headteacher) on 01423 340338 or email school on admin@staveley.n-yorks.sch.uk

Key Dates:

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 2nd October 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school.This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. Contracts for all new staff are to the federation, providing greater opportunities for continuing professional development for all staff. An online search may also be undertaken as part of the recruitment process for shortlisted candidates, on information available in the public domain.