Wraparound Care Setting & Activity Leaders – Barnet, London
Part-Time | Term-Time Only | Starting from £8,920 – £16,225 per year
Teach Now is excited to be recruiting Wraparound Care Setting Leaders and Activity/Play Leaders to join welcoming and energetic school-based settings across Mill Hill, Barnet and Whetstone. If you’re passionate about supporting children in safe, playful and enriching environments, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference every day.
Working during before- and after-school hours, you’ll help create a positive, nurturing start and end to the school day. This role offers excellent flexibility, meaningful hands-on experience, and the chance to bring your creativity to life through play, sports, arts and wellbeing activities. Additional paid hours may also be available during holiday camps.
What You’ll Do:
• Create a warm, inclusive environment where every child feels valued
• Supervise and support children aged 2–11, ensuring safety and wellbeing
• Plan and deliver fun, stimulating activities that promote creativity and confidence
• Prepare healthy snacks and maintain resources
• Build strong relationships with parents, carers and school teams
• Keep accurate records and uphold safeguarding and compliance standards
• For Setting Leaders: supervise staff, support training and assist with inspection readiness
What We’re Looking For:
• A genuine passion for working with children
Strong communication skills and a team-first approach
• Experience in childcare or wraparound settings (desirable)
• Level 2+ Playwork/Early Years qualification (advantageous but not essential)
• Willingness to undertake Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene training
Why Join Us:
Competitive pay, professional development, a friendly and supportive working culture, discounted family services, and optional extra hours during school holidays.
Why work via Teach Now?
Teach-Now are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:
• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.
• Offer an excellent ‘refer a friend’ scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.
• Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders
Application Process: Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact Teach-Now directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education. Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.
Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Teach Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance