Play Coordinator

10 hours per week: 11:30am-1:30pm Monday-Friday Term Time Only

Pay Grade: B1 point 5 (FTE Salary £ 23,499 / Actual Salary £5,323)
Managed by: Curriculum Lead for Play

Calverley CE is a friendly, caring and popular school filled with happy, enthusiastic and talented learners, and equally happy, enthusiastic, talented and committed staff team!

We are transforming lunchtimes and are looking for an enthusiastic person to lead our permanent lunchtime team. We are working with Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) over the next 2 years to develop our use of our amazing outdoor space to ensure rich, inclusive and exciting lunchtime play for all our children. Our successful Play Coordinator will have the following skills and attributes:

• Values outdoor play. 
• Good at listening to and socialising with children. 
• Understands the play needs of children and young people. 
• Motivated to provide a stimulating but safe environment. 
• Be patient and tolerant. 
• Aware of health and safety issues. 
• Able to work well as a member of a team 
• Good communication skills. 
• Flexible and adaptable. 
• Have a sense of fun. 
• Have a reasonable level of physical fitness. 
• Knowledge and understanding of the values of play 
• Be creative, intuitive and think outside the box. 
• Awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and processes. 
• Administering of First aid (experience/a first aid qualification would be desirable but not essential).
• Able to build good relationships with children and their parents and carers. 

We can offer you:

• A welcoming, friendly school with happy, articulate children who enjoy learning, achieving well and taking on responsibility
• A dedicated team of talented and caring staff
• A fully supportive Leadership Team and active Governing Body with a commitment to your continuing professional development.
• Full training in the OPAL approach to playtimes. 

(see the OPAL website for further details: https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk )

• Please find details of the job vacancy, application form and other documentation on the school website: https://www.calverleycofeprimaryschool.org.uk/vacancies 

Applicants are welcome to come and visit the school.  To book a place to view the school, contact the school office on 0113 257 5127 or email SBM@calverleyce.co.uk. We look forward to meeting you.  

Please return all completed applications via email to SBM@calverleyce.co.uk.

• Applications close – Monday 30th September at 8am 
• Shortlisting – Monday 30th September
• Interviews – Friday 4th October

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an on-line search will be conducted.  This includes only information publicly available on-line.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. 

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

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