Cover Tutor - Creative After-School Clubs (Ongoing Opportunities)

Cover Tutor - Creative After-School Clubs (Ongoing Opportunities)

PressPlay Art Club Closing date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026

Artform: Combined arts
Role: Teaching
Contract: Contract
London

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

We’re seeking creatives to step into our after-school clubs when the regular tutor is unavailable. Sessions take place in primary schools and include art, craft, music, and drama - all centred on supporting children’s creative wellbeing.

Job Description

We encourage applications from creatives with all kinds of backgrounds.

Cover sessions are relaxed, playful, and designed to be accessible to people with a wide range of experience working with children such as artists, playworkers, teaching assistants, and early years practitioners.

As a Cover Tutor, you're not expected to deliver a fully structured specialist lesson. Instead, you'll facilitate flexible, engaging play-based activities that keep children involved and supported.

For example, if you're covering a music club, you don't need to be a trained musician - you might lead a simple sound-play game where children take turns using percussion instruments while others close their eyes and guess who created the sound. Activities like this build listening skills, attention, and awareness in a fun, low-pressure way.

The focus is on creating a positive, playful environment where children can explore, participate, and enjoy the session.

This is flexible, ad-hoc work ideal for creatives who want occasional paid sessions around other commitments.

Pay: £35/h.
Location: London (Hackney)

You must be registered as self-employed and able to invoice monthly for your work.

Job Requirements

Must Have:

  • Experience teaching or delivering workshops to groups of children - ideally in primary schools
  • Enhanced DBS
  • UTR (self employed)
  • Two references (we only accept reference related to working with children)
  • Proof of Right to Work

Desirable

  • Safeguarding Training
  • First-Aid Training
  • Early Year or Childcare diploma

Job Responsibilities

What you'll do

  • Deliver simple pre-planned creative sessions

  • Create a calm, inclusive, positive club environment space

Session templates and guidance are provided by PressPlay.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Cover Tutor - Creative After-School Clubs (Ongoing Opportunities)
  • Salary: Under £10K
  • Hours: Part time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Teaching
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026
  • Location:
    London

How to Apply

Fill in the application form. https://form.jotform.com/260693000674353