Description
Role: Play Worker (qualified) with Spring Oscars
Location: Cramond, Edinburgh
Salary: £23,557 per annum (pro-rata)
Contract/Hours: Permanent/Part Time hours per week
Closing date: Midnight on the 28th of November 2025
Benefits:
* 20 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
* Free childcare in our breakfast and after school clubs, with 50% discount in our holiday clubs
* Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
* Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
* Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
* Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers' discounts
We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes, and we'll tell you what you need to know…
Why Spring Nurseries
Imagine a place where laughter echoes, imaginations run wild, and every day is a new adventure. That's Spring Oscars We're not just a club; we are a family dedicated to creating a joyful and nurturing environment where children thrive. As part of Action for Children, we're on a mission to provide outstanding care and enrichment outside of school hours, giving every child the chance to play, explore and thrive.
At Spring Oscars, we are committed to supporting your career growth Check out our Spring Career Progression Map attached to this advert, which highlights the options for progression into other roles.
A bit about the role:
Are you full of energy, imagination, and ready to bring your own sparkle to every day? Our breakfast and after school clubs are looking for a play worker who loves making each day unforgettable for children aged 4-11.
No two days are ever the same here One day you might be leading creative workshops, the next organising outdoor adventures, building, or exploring the local community.
As a Play Worker, you'll not only bring your own personality, skills, and sparkle to the club whether that's storytelling, sports, music or crafts but also work collaboratively with a team of play workers, helping to carry out planned activities that are safe fun and inspiring.
You'll be part of a supportive team that create a safe, fun, and inspiring environment where children can laugh, learn, and make memories. If you enjoy sand between your toes, spontaneous adventures, and working with a diverse group of amazing children, this is the role for you.
Hours/Shifts
This is a full-time play worker role, covering breakfast and after school clubs, with flexible administration time built into the complete your full working week.
Breakfast Club - Monday to Friday from 7.15am to 9am
After School Club - Monday to Thursday from 2pm to 6pm, and Friday from 11.30am to 6pm
What you'll be doing
In the role of Play Worker (Unqualified), you'll be:
* Given dedicated daily non-contact time for paperwork and planning exciting activities for our children
* Leading the staff within the room on providing learning programmes for individual or groups of children appropriate to their needs and developmental stages in accordance with the Early Years legislation and guidance
* Ensuring a safe, caring, stimulating and fun environment for all the children the club.
* Engaging effectively with the children during their time in the club
* Planning and taking part in play and leisure activities for the children.
* Assisting with the setup of the club and preparation of snacks and breakfasts in line with healthy eating guidelines
What we need from you
In the role of Play Worker, we're ideally looking for someone who has:
* SCQF level 7 (which is the equivalent to SVQ Level 3) or HNC in Childcare and Education or Play Work qualification.
* First aid qualification and basic food hygiene certificate or the ability to achieve
* A real passion to work with children, making a difference to help them thrive.
* On occasion you may be asked to work in other sites within the local area any travel/mileage costs will be paid in these circumstances.
Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.
We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life.
Good luck We can't wait to hear from you.
Contact: If you need support with your application, please contact our Recruitment Team at quoting reference
We'll be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
At Spring Oscars we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups.
Male staff are often under-represented within this sector, and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Don't meet every single requirement?
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are 5 sections for you to complete - Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration – please refer to the Job Description when applying.
We also want to know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families.
Talent Pool: We're sure you've got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If you're unsuccessful this time around, we'd like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But feel free to let us know if you'd rather we didn't do that.
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See below for further information about working with us:
Employee Reward Booklet
Spring Early Years Career Pathway
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