Play Facilitator in Wrap Around Care

Play Facilitator in Wrap Around Care

We’re looking for creative, enthusiastic and professional Play Facilitators to join our Wrap Around Care team, running Breakfast and After-School Clubs at primary schools across Bristol.You’ll help children aged 4–11 start and end their school day feeling calm, regulated and cared for — through creative activities, outdoor play, mindful moments and healthy snacks. Sessions differ day to day, but the goal is always the same: a safe, fun, stimulating space where children can flourish, and where parents can leave their kids with confidence.

Pay: £13.50 per hour, in line with the Real Living Wage
Hours: 5–20 hours per week (minimum two sessions per week), sessions Monday–Friday 7.30–9am and 3–6.15pm, plus additional hours for training and supervision
Contract: Fixed term, academic year 2026/27 (39 weeks)
Location: School delivery across BS5 & BS16, with occasional time at our Bristol head office
Start date: Training from 1 September 2026; delivery from 7 September 2026

We’re after someone with at least a year’s experience working creatively with children, a warm and authentic manner, and the reliability and professionalism to work well with children, parents and school staff alike. A Level 3 Childcare qualification, Paediatric First Aid, or experience supporting children with additional needs are all a bonus.

Closing date: 14 August 2026 (may close early if we receive high volumes of applications)

Role Overview
Application Form

APPLICATION DETAILS

To APPLY please use the following link: Application Form

All areas of the form should be completed in full in order to comply with our safer recruitment policy.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to complete a declaration with regard to criminal convictions.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Recruitment into our freelance team in ongoing, and we review applications as we received them. If you have made a successful application we will invite you to join our next interview session with available spaces.

We host in-person interviews on the First Thursday of every month, which include a group session where we ask all applicants to come prepared with an workshop activity or game to be shared, alongside a short interview with one of the development team.

SAFEGUARDING

Due to our position of trust in our sector and the nature of our work with children and young people, all employees employed directly with the Company will be required to complete the Company Application Form to a required standard, provide suitable references and will be required to undergo enhanced DBS checking; as required by Keeping Children Safe In Education (KCSIE) protocol.

In the process of collecting references, we will request information regarding whether or not you are considered suitable to work with children and young people.

You will be required to bring identification and processing documents with you to interview; a list of suitable documents will be provided once you have been shortlisted.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Unique Voice CIC is committed to actively encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and throughout the services we deliver. Our aim is to eliminate unlawful discrimination of all kinds and provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part time or full time.

If you wish to receive this information in an alternative format, or you wish to discuss the vacancy, application or interview process more fully, including adjustments which can be made to remove any barriers to your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team through any of the following methods:

Email: meg@uniquevoice.org
Phone: 0117 428 6240
Mail or in person: St Bonaventure’s Business Centre, Friary Road, Bristol BS7 8AF