Job Title: Lunchtime Playworker

Actual Annual Salary: £4,206 - £4,330  based on hours and weeks worked

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £24,819 - £25,548 (CLF Grade Aii) based on 37 hours per week, all year round.  

Contract Type: Permanent, Term time only

Hours: 7.5 hours per week

Additional role information: This role will involve working Monday to Friday, 1.5 hours per day.  Flexible working patterns may be considered for the right candidate.

Provisional Start Date: 06 January 2025

Opportunity to join a friendly, hard-working team and support children at lunchtime by providing positive play experiences within a safe environment.

We are looking for a new Lunchtime Playworker to join our supportive and talented team at Uphill Village Academy. If you are caring, responsible, and enthusiastic about helping children enjoy a positive and engaging break in their school day, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Lunchtime Playworker, you’ll help deliver a safe, inclusive and stimulating lunchtime experience for all children. You’ll work closely with colleagues to support play activities, encourage positive behaviour, and ensure the wellbeing of every child in your care.

About you:

You will have:

• An understanding of the varied needs of children and families.
• Knowledge of basic food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and act with professionalism.
• The skills to provide and facilitate safe, creative and inclusive play.
• A calm, caring and empathetic approach to supporting children.
• The ability to work well in a team and use your own initiative.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

If you’re passionate about making a difference to children’s school experience and enjoy working in a dynamic, child-centred environment, we encourage you to apply.

About Uphill Village Academy:

Uphill Village Academy is a vibrant primary school located in Weston-Super-Mare. We are a school that thrives on inclusion and strong pastoral and academic provision and welcome children and families to join our school community where we celebrate each other’s strengths and uniqueness. Our community of children, parents, relatives, colleagues and other local community groups work closely together to ensure our children learn in an environment where they are filled with joy, confidence, and a strong sense of agency and feel safe to try new experiences and explore concepts of learning in a deeper way.

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: 13 November @11.59pm
• Interviews: 19 November 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.