After School Club Playworker (Fixed Term) in Bristol

Actual Annual Salary: £6,169 - £6,350 (Based on hours and weeks worked) Full Time Equivalent Salary: £24,819 - £25,548 (CLF Grade Aii). Based on 37 hours per week, All year round.

Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31/08/2026, Term time only (no inset days)

Hours: 11 hours per week

This role will involve working Monday-Thursday (2.75hrs 3.00pm - 5.45pm).

An opportunity to support children by helping run a welcoming and fun Afterschool club of Wallscourt Farm Academy. We are looking for a new After School Playworker to join our supportive and talented team at Wallscourt Farm Academy. This role helps to provide Wrap Around Provision for learners at Wallscourt Farm Academy.

If you are caring, responsible, and enthusiastic about creating a safe, engaging, and inclusive environment for children at the end of their school day, we would love to hear from you. This role is ideal for someone who can use their initiative, build positive relationships, and support children's wellbeing through play.

About you:

• You will have an understanding of the varied needs of children and families.
• Knowledge of basic food hygiene standards.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality over matters relating to the academy, with students, staff and parents.
• The skills to provide and facilitate safe and stimulating play activities.
• Capabilities of working within a team environment but also using own initiative.

About Wallscourt Farm Academy:

Wallscourt Farm Academy is a two-form entry primary school located in Stoke Gifford, on the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. At Wallscourt Farm Academy, we foster ambitious young people who are culturally aware and who contribute to society and the lives of others as they become adults themselves. We value tolerance, understanding, mutual respect, unique individuality and celebrate the unity that this makes as we come together as One Learning Community.

We foster a multi-faith, socially diverse environment with an emphasis on common values and principles for life. These principles underpin everything that happens within and around the school and bind us as diverse individuals within diverse communities that come together with one shared goal: to contribute positively to our own lives and to the lives of others.

We hold high expectations for our learners and have crafted a curriculum that is progressive, well-sequenced, coherent, and inspiring. We have ambitious aims for the success of our learners and make a commitment to see them flourish and thrive on their journey to reach their full potential.

At Wallscourt Farm Academy, we have a positive, passionate and ambitious staff team. We value the part that each and every staff member plays in achieving this vision. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more.

Recruitment timeline:

• Closing Date: 8 February 2026 11.59pm
• Shortlisting Date: 11 February 2026
• Interview Date: 25 February 2026

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs; a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.

Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.