After School Club Playworker Hours: After School Club – Monday to Friday 4:00pm – 6:00pm Expected start date: September 2025 Are you passionate about working with children? Do you have the energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to make a difference in a child’s day? If so, we’d love to hear from you! We are looking for fun, supportive, and enthusiastic Play Workers to join our friendly After School Club team. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with young children and thrives in a playful, nurturing environment. What You'll Be Doing: Creating a safe, relaxed, and engaging atmosphere where children can play, unwind, and thrive Planning and leading fun, age-appropriate activities Preparing and serving healthy evening tea for the children—so an understanding of healthy eating and basic cooking skills is essential Building positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues Meeting and greeting parents at pick-up and offering feedback when required Ensuring all safeguarding, confidentiality, and health & safety procedures are followed at all times What We’re Looking For: Someone with a positive attitude, a good sense of humour, and a genuine love for working with children Experience working with children or in a childcare setting Knowledge of healthy eating and experience preparing simple, nutritious meals Great communication and interpersonal skills Confidence to take initiative and adapt to children’s individual needs A team player who’s also comfortable working independently when needed A Level 2 or 3 qualification in Early Years or a relevant childcare field Basic knowledge of Safeguarding and Health & Safety is desirable Why Join Us? Be part of a supportive, close-knit team that values collaboration and kindness Make a real impact in children’s lives during their most important developmental years Work in a warm, welcoming environment where every day is different and rewarding If this sounds like the right role for you, please download the application pack attached and return your completed application to admin@fans.waltham.sch.uk We can’t wait to meet you! Closing date: 9 th July 2025 Interview date: 16 th July 2025 Further information about the school can be found at web links: www.fans.waltham.sch.uk All completed applications to be emailed to the school at admin@fans.waltham.sch.uk We are committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of appointment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check (DBS) and references will be taken up prior to interviews. Equal Opportunities Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy How to apply Email address for return of applications admin@fans.waltham.sch.uk