Job title and organisation: Playworker - Adel Primary School
Salary: Gross annual salary - £8,845.34, Gross monthly salary - £736.86
Hours: 15.5
Contract: Permanent
Location: Adel Primary School
Closing date and Time: Monday 20 April 2026
We are looking to recruit a Playworker to join our caring, dedicated and enthusiastic staff team. The post is permanent with a start date upon completion of the DBS process.
Adel Primary School is a one form entry primary school with motivated and enthusiastic children, staff and governors.
Our school vision is ‘To enable every child to achieve success, develop skills for life and a thirst for learning which equips them for the challenges of the 21st century’.
The role of the Play worker involves working in our successful Out of School Club, working alongside the club managers to provide a safe, caring and happy environment where children can socialise and play. Responsibilities within the role will include assisting the children at snack time and supporting children’s access to fun and stimulating activities.
Monday – Thursday 2.30pm -5.45pm and Friday 2.30pm – 5pm. Total 15.5 hours
The successful candidate will have a positive attitude, be able to work flexibly as part of our team and collaborate with colleagues to deliver an enriched experience for all our children, from Nursery to Year 6, who attend club.
The successful candidate will also be fully committed to safeguarding the children in our care and will adhere to our rigorous safeguarding, child protection and health & safety policies and procedures.
We will provide:
- A supportive, friendly, caring staff team
- Excellent support from the Leadership team
- A fantastic school community
- Motivated and enthusiastic children with high standards of behaviour
- Super environment both within and around school.
Anyone who is interested in applying for the role is invited to look around the school
Please phone the School Business Manager to book your preferred time slot on 0113 2301116 or email on a.roberts@adelprimary.org.uk
- Closing date for applications: Monday 20th April 2026
- Shortlisting will take place on: Monday 20th April 2026
Interviews are scheduled to take place on: Tuesday 21st April
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, 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, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
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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