Senior Lunchtime Play
2 days ago
**Salary**: Grade 3 Points 2-5 £23,723 pro rata, (Actual Salary £7,085)
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: 02 November 2025 at midnight
Interview date: 05 November 2025
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Senior Lunchtime Play & Engagement Leader
Location: Hastings
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference for children in school?
Do you have the motivation and commitment to make a difference to children’s lives?
We are looking to recruit an outstanding Senior Lunchtime Play & Engagement Leader on a permanent basis to work from 11.15 - 13.45pm daily. This role will involve taking responsibility for ensuring a structured and safe environment by which all pupils at Ark Blacklands can enjoy happy lunchtimes. This will be accomplished by overseeing the care, welfare and supervision of the children in all areas inside and outside of the school; by leading a team of staff and directing them in the engagement of play activities with the children throughout the lunchtime period.
As part of Ark Blacklands, a large and over-subscribed 3-form entry primary school, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education in Hastings, rising to the challenges and opportunities of the area we serve.
- Be able to lead a team
- Have good organisational and communication skills
- Be able to use their initiative and be open to new ideas
- Be able to organise and monitor a range of purposeful activities for the pupils to engage with during lunchtime (both during good weather and ‘wet’ lunchtime)
- Have experience of establishing positive relationships with children
- Have an enthusiasm for and an active interest in children’s welfare and play
About our school:
Together, we achieve
There are 630 very good reasons to join our school
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is a large, 3-form entry primary school with a new intake each year of 3 forms, with 90 pupils in each year group, from reception through to year 6. Our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, caring team of professionals, who are committed to providing the very best for every child in our school, and we will offer you plenty of opportunities for professional development with the very best training and support at every stage of your career.
We offer:
- Comprehensive CPD - we offer twice as many training days as standard.
- Access to health packages, discounts at major retailers, travel loans and other benefits, through the Ark Rewards scheme.
How to apply:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
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