Play Leader (Primary) (PT, perm, Indep)

eTeach UK Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent school in Cardiff is seeking a creative and inspirational Play Leader to join the Primary team on a part-time basis. The role involves leading play activities during lunch and supervising pupils. It offers a salary of £16,134 annually and includes benefits like free daily lunch and paid holidays.

Benefits

Free lunch daily

4 weeks' paid holiday (pro rata)

Access to a gym

Wellbeing programs including yoga and pilates

Qualifications

• Creative and inspirational individual required.
• Experience in leading activities with children is desirable.
• Ability to support learning in a classroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead play activities during lunch times.
• Supervise pupils across the Primary section.
• Support learning in classrooms and supervise After School Care.

Job description

Overview

The Cathedral School Llandaff, Cardiff’s leading independent school for girls and boys, seeks to appoint a creative and inspirational Play Leader to join the Primary team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead play activities at lunch times and supervise pupils across the Primary section.
• Support learning in the classrooms and supervise After School Care.

Working hours, terms and salary

The hours of work are 11.15am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday. If you are interested in working either 11.15am to 1.30pm, or 3.15pm to 6.00pm, we may be able to accommodate these hours by splitting the role. This is a part-time, term-time-only role (approximately 35 weeks per year).

Salary: £16,134 per annum (actual).

Benefits

• Lunch is provided daily for all staff free of charge.
• 4 weeks’ paid holiday (pro rata), to be taken during the school holidays, plus Bank/Public Holidays.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Wellbeing Committee supports staff welfare; access to a gym, and weekly yoga and pilates sessions.

Application process

For further information about the role and staff benefits, please see the candidate pack. To apply, download and complete the application form and email it, together with a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4, to Mrs Clare Sherwood, Head.

Standards and equal opportunities

Standards at the school, academic and behavioural, are very high and there is a strong Christian ethos. The school is committed to an equality policy and aims to ensure that no job applicant, staff member, student or other member of the school community is treated less favourably on grounds of race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or civil partner status, disability or age. It is recognised that staff will come to the school with a variety of faiths, beliefs and backgrounds.

Safeguarding

The successful candidate will be required to undergo full DBS clearance to establish suitability to work with children.

Deadlines

Applications are invited by 9.00am on Wednesday 1 October 2025 and interviews will take place as soon as possible thereafter.