West Croft School
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Playworker for Extended Provision Clubs - West Croft School
Opportunity for a temporary Playworker for extended provision clubs
Breakfast club Monday - Friday 7.30am - 8.45am
After school club Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 3pm - 6pm
Plus additional cover where needed.
West Croft School is a maintained school and nursery in the beautiful town of Bideford.
An opportunity to be part of our team has become available in the form of an assistant for our Breakfast and After School Club provisions.
You will support the Extended Provisions Leader with the day-to-day running of the out-of-school childcare provision.
The post will be responsible for motivating and working as part of a team, ensuring that a wide and varied range of creative activities are available for the children to access. This will involve creatively generating new ideas for activities and experiences to meet the needs of the children in the Club on a regular basis.
The post is temporary due to: Known fall in roll impacting budget (needing to be monitored for the next academic year).
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
For further information regarding this post, please contact the school on 01237 473548.
For an application pack please email: recruitment@westcroft.devon.sch.uk
Please apply by 12 noon on the closing date.
Interview Date: 3 August 2026
Playworker for Extended Provision Clubs - West Croft School
Fixed term (pending a permanent vacancy if deemed appropriate under curriculum and budget by Governors)
West Croft School is a large maintained school and nursery in the beautiful town of Bideford.
Are you passionate about the power of outdoor learning to transform children's lives?
West Croft School is seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and skilled Forest School Leader to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Forest School provision as part of our alternative provision offer, working with children who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, and other barriers to learning.
Using the Forest School ethos and therapeutic outdoor learning, you will deliver engaging one-to-one and small-group programmes that help children develop confidence, resilience, emotional wellbeing and the skills they need to thrive in school and beyond.
Contact with the school is encouraged, please contact the school on 01237 473548 or admin@westcroft.devon.sch.uk to speak to the Headteacher, Mrs Lisa Johnston
For an application pack please email: recruitment@westcroft.devon.sch.uk.
Interview Date: Week beginning 14th September 2026