Job Title: Breakfast Club Playworker
Actual Annual Salary: £12.86 per hour - Based on hours and weeks worked.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £24,819 - £25,545 (CLF Grade Aii). Based on 37 hours per week, All year round.
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 13/02/2025, Term time only
Additional role information: This role will involve working Monday to Friday, 7.30am to school starting
Potential start date: 6 January 2025
An opportunity to support children by helping run a welcoming and fun breakfast club of Wicklea Academy:
We are looking for a new Breakfast Club Playworker, to join our supportive and talented team at Wicklea Academy. If you are kind, responsible, able to use your initiative and understand how this role helps children have a great start to their school day, please consider applying.
About you:
You will have:
- an understanding of the varied needs of children and families.
- knowledge of basic food hygiene standards.
- the ability to maintain confidentiality over matters relating to the academy, with students, staff and parents.
- the skills to provide and facilitate safe and stimulating play activities.
- capabilities of working within a team environment but also using own initiative.
About Wicklea Academy:
Wicklea Academy is a junior school located in Brislington, Bristol where children are at the centre of everything we do. We offer our pupils an education which supports and challenges every child to reach their full potential. Children leave Wicklea confident, responsible, determined and well-equipped for the next stage of their lives.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly and caring school who work in partnership with families to support children to make sure that they try their best, feel happy and safe and achieve well. All staff at Wicklea are proud of our school and the children who attend it.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 16 December 2025 @11.59pm
- Shortlisting Date: 18 December 2025
- Interviews: 19 December 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs, a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
