Holiday Club Playworker

ELA Active

Salary

12.88 p/h

Contract

Casual

Start Date

TBC

Apply By

December 1, 2025

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Salary

12.88 p/h

Contract

Casual

Start Date

TBC

Apply By

December 1, 2025

Email

Join our team and help create magical holiday experiences for children of all ages.

We are looking for an energetic, caring, and enthusiastic Holiday Club Playworker to join our Monstrous Fun Holiday Club team. Working during school holidays, you will play a vital role in delivering exciting, engaging, and safe activities for children aged 5–11 in a fun, supportive environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience working with children who thrives in an active, team-focused setting. Whether you’re an experienced playworker or looking to expand your childcare experience, this role is an excellent step into the world of seasonal education and play.

Why Monstrous Fun with ELA Active?

At ELA Active, we take pride in delivering outstanding, safe, and joyful experiences for children and families. We offer a friendly and inclusive working culture, regular training opportunities, and a chance to make a lasting impact during school holidays. Safeguarding is central to everything we do – and we are looking for staff who share that commitment.

Key responsibilities:

Deliver a range of creative and active sessions for children aged 5–11

Provide a safe, engaging, and inclusive environment for all children.

Build positive relationships with children and their families.

Follow all safeguarding procedures and report concerns as required.

Supervise children throughout the day, including registration, transitions, and handover to parents.

Administer basic first aid and ensure accurate record keeping.

Support the planning and setup of activities and ensure all areas are clean, safe, and well maintained.

Work collaboratively with other staff to create a supportive, high-energy team environment.

What we’re looking for:

Experience working with children in play, childcare, youth work, or school settings.

A proactive, enthusiastic attitude with a passion for child development.

A strong awareness of safeguarding and child protection principles.

Confidence leading a wide range of activities including arts and crafts, sports, and group games.

Comfortable in a swimming pool environment and willing to get into the water to support and engage with children through play.

Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

A flexible, reliable approach to working during school holiday periods.

Willingness to complete all required training and ongoing CPD.

An Enhanced DBS clearance (this will be arranged as part of pre-employment checks).

Desirable (but not essential):

Level 2 or 3 qualification in Playwork, Childcare, or Youth Work

First Aid qualification

Experience supporting children with additional needs.

What we offer:

Comprehensive training including safeguarding and child protection.

Flexibility of shifts throughout holiday periods

Supportive team environment with on-the-job mentoring

Free use of sports centre facilities during employment

Opportunity to gain valuable experience in childcare and activity delivery.

A fun, rewarding job that makes a real difference during school holidays.

If you’re passionate about working with children and want to be part of a dynamic, friendly team, we’d love to hear from you.

What can ELA offer you?

ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits offer alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.

ELA know that our strength is our people, so we prioritise staff wellbeing, retention and development. Over 95% of ELA staff say they’re proud to work in their school.
ELA are firm believers in the power of recognising, celebrating, and rewarding talent: our track record in terms of retention, internal promotion opportunities and wider career development is excellent.
ELA staff enjoy a sector leading staff benefits package alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.
You can find out all about our Trust and staff offer here.

ELA staff benefits include:

Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
Health care cash plan;
Paid annual family day;
Extensive discount club access;
Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
Enhanced parental leave;
Flexible work practices;
Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
Ticket ballots for high profile events;
Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
Discounted gym membership for all staff.

Our Trust is committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.  All staff are expected to share this commitment and undergo the appropriate checks.  All positions within the Trust are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references along with a Certificate of Good Conduct if applicable.  Only applications submitted on using the ELA application form will be accepted.  We do not accept applications by CV.  You can view our safeguarding policy here.

All shortlisted applicants should expect to be called for interview no more than 5 working days after the closing date. If you have not heard from us by then, your application has not been successful. Visits to ELA Active are welcome.