Playworker & Teaching Support Assistant - St John's Walham Green CE Primary School, Fulham

London Diocesan Board for Schools; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 10.000 - 11.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

St John’s Walham Green CE Primary School is seeking a Playworker & Teaching Support Assistant for the after-school club. The role is part-time (15 hours per week) from 15:15 to 18:15, term-time only (39 weeks) and paid at £17.60 per hour on Scale 4 spine point 7.

You will supervise and engage children, plan age-appropriate play, support learning activities, and help with tea/snack, safeguarding, and safe handover to parents. Experience with primary-aged children is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Level 3 qualified preferred; experience with primary-aged children.
• Highly literate and numerate with strong written/communication skills.
• Motivated, enthusiastic and reliable team player.
• Safeguarding knowledge and understanding of child protection.
• Able to work flexibly during after-school session.

Aufgaben

• Supervising and engaging with children during the after-school session.
• Planning and delivering fun, age-appropriate play and activities.
• Encouraging children to participate while recognising their individual interests and needs.
• Supporting positive behaviour and relationships between children.
• Helping to prepare and serve a light tea/snack.
• Ensuring the club environment and equipment are safe, clean and well organised.
• Supporting the safe collection and handover of children to parents and carers.
• Following the school’s safeguarding, health and safety and wraparound care procedures.
• Supporting the Class Teacher.
• Supporting individual pupils.
• Delivery of intervention programmes.

Kenntnisse

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Motivated

Team player

Ausbildung

Level 3 qualification

Experience with primary-aged children

Jobbeschreibung

St John’s Walham Green CE Primary School

Filmer Road, Fulham, London, SW6 6AS

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.stjohnsce.lbhf.sch.uk

Playworker & Teaching Support Assistant

Playworker role

Full time: 15 hours a week (15:15 - 18:15)

Term-time only (39 weeks)

Salary: Scale 4 spine point 7 (£17.60 p/h)

• Supervising and engaging with children during the after-school session;
• Planning and delivering fun, age-appropriate play and activities;
• Encouraging children to participate while recognising their individual interests and needs;
• Supporting positive behaviour and relationships between children;
• Helping to prepare and serve a light tea/snack;
• Ensuring the club environment and equipment are safe, clean and well organised;
• Supporting the safe collection and handover of children to parents and carers;
• Following the school’s safeguarding, health and safety and wraparound care procedures.

(Please see the Job Description for full details of the role and responsibilities.)

The successful candidate will:

• Be enthusiastic, positive and enjoy working with children;
• Be caring, patient and approachable;
• Be reliable, punctual and able to work effectively as part of a team;
• Be proactive and willing to get involved in activities and play;
• Have a good understanding of how to provide a safe and inclusive environment for children;
• Be able to build positive relationships with children, parents, carers and colleagues;
• Have an understanding of safeguarding and the importance of keeping children safe;
• Be committed to the values and ethos of St. John’s Walham Green CE Primary School;
• Ideally have previous experience of working with primary-aged children in a school, childcare, playwork or similar setting.

(Please see the Person Specification for full details.)

Teaching Support Assistant role will include:

• Supporting the Class Teacher;
• Supporting individual pupils;
• Delivery of intervention programmes.

(Please See Job Description For Details Of Responsibilities)

The successful candidates will be:

• Pro-active members committed to the school’s vision;
• Level 3 qualified preferred;
• Highly literate and numerate;
• Motivated and enthusiastic;
• Have a knowledge and understanding of how children develop and learn;
• Have a secure knowledge of safeguarding in primary schools.

(Please see Person Specification for details)

Closing Date: Friday 30th October 2026

Interviews: Wednesday 4th November 2026

Safeguarding

St. John’s Walham Green CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to the school’s safer recruitment procedures, including appropriate pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS check, including a children’s barred list check where applicable.

Applicants are asked to familiarise themselves with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy, which can be accessed here: