Childcare Worker - Stickland's Primary School (Fixed Term)

CC3.12 Care Worker. 12.50 hours per week. Term time only (38 working weeks). Fixed Term until 31.08.2027.

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic Childcare workers with a “can do” attitude, on a term-time only basis, to join our team.

The role involves delivering an after-school club as part of our new wrap around care program, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment for primary school children after standard school hours. You will supervise structured activities, prepare healthy snacks, and manage the safe collection and handover of children to parents.

 The working hours are 15:00 - 17:30. The successful applicants will start in September 2026 provided we receive the appropriate references, school and safeguarding clearances.

This is an opportunity to join our passionate and enthusiastic team! We are seeking motivated, skilled and resilient people who ideally has experience of supporting a range of children. They will have a flexible approach, exemplary communication skills and be able to meet the needs of our children.

The salary will be based on Dorset Job Evaluation CC3.12 Care Worker

Please contact the School on 01935 83287 and ask for Ruth Adler to discuss this opportunity further. Interviews will be held in September. If you have not been contacted by email by 1st October 2026, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Stickland's Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Stickland's Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.