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Job Advert
Job Title Play Team Member (Mid-day assistant)
Job Reference ELTAPR19
Location/Base Hardwick Green Primary Academy
Grade NJC 3
Hours 6.25 hours per week (12:00 – 13:15 Monday – Friday)
Reporting to Play Coordinator / Senior Leadership Team
Application Deadline: Friday 16th May 2025 @ 12 noon
Shortlisting: Friday 16th May 2025
Interviews: Friday 23rd May 2025, Time TBD
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Hardwick Green Primary Academy are seeking to appoint two play team members (mid-day assistants) to
support lunch times. The hours are set as above, but there may also be overtime opportunities from time-
to-time.
Working as a member of the Play Team, under the supervision of the Play Coordinator and SLT, you will
ensure that all our children have meaningful lunchtime play every day. You will work as a member of the
Play Team to create a safe and stimulating outdoor environment providing social, active and creative play
experiences for all. The Play Team are also responsible for ensuring that all our children have a pleasant
eating experience at lunch time, whilst maximising the time they can spend outside playing.
Our academy is part of OPAL – Outdoor Play And Learning. This means our school believes that all
children need opportunities to play which allow them to explore, manipulate, experience, and affect their
environment. The school acknowledges the UN Charter on the Rights of the Child, especially Article 31,
and supports the child’s right to play. We believe play provision should be: Welcoming and accessible to
every child, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, economic or social circumstances, ethnic or cultural
background or origin, or individual abilities. You can read more about OPAL on our website:
https://hardwickgreenacademy.org/our-school/curriculum/opal
We are seeking someone:
• Who is kind, caring, nurturing and approachable.
• With experience of working with children.
• Who can facilitate play opportunities and act as an ambassador for play.
• Who can offer care, support, and advice for children during lunchtime.
• Who has, or is willing to complete, First Aid training.
We can offer you:
• Well-behaved children who enjoy taking part in a range of exciting activities at lunch time
• A supportive leadership team who will help you settle in to your role
• Training and development opportunities for your new role
Please complete the online application form on the Enquire Learning Trust website:
https://www.enquirelearningtrust.org/job-vacancies/
Further information about our Academy can be found at www.hardwickgreenacademy.org
The Enquire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All ID and qualification checks will be
made prior to appointment, as will online searches of candidates (Keeping Children Safe in Education
52023). Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service
check and Disqualification by Association Disclosure.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING AND RECRUITMENT CHECKS
The Trust is legally obligated to process an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before
making appointments to relevant posts.
The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings,
and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is
“protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a
DBS certificate.
For posts in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a barred list check.
It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are on a barred list.
We’ll use the DBS check to ensure we comply with the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. It is an
offence to provide or manage childcare covered by these regulations if you are disqualified.
Any data processed as part of the DBS check will be processed in accordance with data protection
regulations and the trusts information governance policy which can be found on the website.
Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and
subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work
with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information
available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line
with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks.
Only applicants who have been shortlisted will be asked for a self-declaration of their criminal record or
information that would make them unsuitable for the position. Any convictions that are self-disclosed or
listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
All documentation will be treated confidentially and processed in accordance with Data Protection
regulations.