After School Club Play Worker

North East Combined Authority; Hexham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Sele First School is seeking an enthusiastic After School Club Play Worker to join our team on a fixed term basis until July 2027. The role is part time and term time only, with 13.75 hours per week scheduled from 2.45pm to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, to supervise pupils and support welfare and development.

We operate a popular wraparound provision with over 130 children attending, and the role requires safeguarding commitment and an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and hard‑working Play Worker for after school club.
• Fixed term contract until July 2027.
• Part time / term time only.
• 13.75 hours per week (2.45 hours per day).
• Role includes supervising pupils, managing behaviour, supporting welfare and promoting learning and development.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pupils in the after school club.
• Manage behaviour and promote welfare and development.
• Support learning activities during wraparound provision.

Job description

Sele First School

After School Club Play Worker

Fixed Term Contract until July 2027

Part Time/Term time only

13.75 hours per week (2.45 hours per day)

£25,614 - £26,016 FTE

£7,977 - £8,102 pro rata

Sele First School is a large school. Our Nursery classes offer 39 places. All other classes are organised on the basis of age into national curriculum groupings with three classes in each year group. We currently have 373 children on roll. Further information about the school can be found on our website. www selefirst.org

Our wraparound provision is incredibly popular with over 130 children attending before and after school club sessions.

Our governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hard‑working Play Worker to join their very successful team, taking up post as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will work on a fixed term contract, until July 2027, working 13.75 hours per week; term time only. The working hours will be 2.45–5.30pm Monday to Friday to supervise pupils in the Club, managing behaviour, supporting welfare and promoting learning and development.

The post is to assist with a temporary increase in workload.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self‑disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post.

Our Child Protection Policy and Employment of Ex‑Offenders Policy can be found here;

https://www.selefirst.org/Policies/

An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates, prior to interview.

Closing Date: 12.00pm on Friday 6 November 2026

Interview Date: w/c 9 November 2026

Headteacher: Steph Milburn, Sele First School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3QZ

e-mail: [e-mail]

website: www.selefirst.org