Job Title: Playleader (Breakfast Coordinator)
Actual Annual Salary: £3,408 - £3,715 (Based on hours and working weeks)
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £25,136 - £27,398 (CLF Grade B). Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 6 hours per week, Monday to Friday / Term Time Only
Provisional Start Date: September 2025
Your opportunity to support student wellbeing and engagement at the start of the school day:
We are looking for a passionate Play Leader to join our supportive and talented team at Winterstoke Hundred Academy on a permanent basis.
As our Breakfast Club Coordinator, you will assist with the management and delivery of high-quality play provision for students outside of academy hours. You’ll help create a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment that supports student wellbeing, encourages positive social interaction, and sets the tone for a successful school day. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the daily experience of our learners.
About you:
You will have:
- Experience working with young people, ideally in a play-based, youth work, or educational setting.
- The ability to lead and motivate a small team, ensuring smooth and safe daily operations.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a calm and empathetic approach.
- A good understanding of safeguarding, health and safety, and behaviour management practices.
- Basic food hygiene knowledge and a willingness to undertake relevant training (e.g., first aid, medication administration).
- A commitment to inclusion, equity, and promoting the wellbeing of all students.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Winterstoke Hundred Academy:
Winterstoke Hundred Academy is named after the historic parish of Weston-super-Mare and launched as a new 11-19 Academy in September 2020, admitting pupils for the first time in that year into Year 7 and Year 12. The academy is growing year by year, and we have been very pleased that our incoming cohorts in Year 7 have been oversubscribed in consecutive years, while our post-16 applications also show significant growth. We recently opened a state-of-the-art, net-zero building at Locking Parklands for Years 7-11, with post-16 education continuing at the original Beaufighter Road site, just a five-minute drive away.
We celebrate the fact that, as a new provision, our culture, ethos and values have been ours to define from the beginning, and we are able to decide what is important to take with us into the future as we grow.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 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: 01 July 2025 @11.59pm
- Short-listing: 02/03 July 2025
- Interviews: 10 July 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.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
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.
