School office job changing to before/after school playworker, should I do it?

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I currently work in a school office 25 hours a week plus unpaid overtime. Minimum wage pro rata .
I enjoy it but the level of work and responsibilities is insane for the wage. The data you are responsibile for is so important. If you make a mistake with something , even a miscommunication, it can have a big impact
On top of this , have to deal with angry parents, ill children, workmen, visitors, governors and organise and take part in events outside of school unpaid. You feel very overworked and very underpaid.
I have worked in 2 schools, the first you had a lot of involvement with the children which I loved and knew them all by name. Where I work now the office is very separate and I rarely see a child as I do not work on the hatch.
A job has come up at my local primary school which both of my children attended. Its for the before and after school club, no qualifications needed, 22.5 hours a week
The hours would suit me brilliantly and I would get the interaction with the children that I like.
My school now i am there all day, term time only
This would be 7.30 to 9 and 3 to 6 which is fine as my kids are older and i would have no commute as i live next door. I would have each day free 9-3 to do whatever i please.
They have offered me the job straight away to start in September . Am i doing the right thing?
There is only 1 week left of term so putting my notice in at my school now would mean they would not have time to recruit a new person for a September start, I feel guilty. Advice please

I work in a school office, it’s such a hard job, I’d take the new role in a heartbeat, good luck.

Yes take it! No brainer!

It's not the job of individual employees to sacrifice themselves to prop up a failed system.

Expecting working in education to be a 'way of life' rather than a job is the reason we have such a massive shortage in all school roles; people aren't willing to do it. The sooner more people realise this and leave, the sooner the system will be forced to change.

Go for it! I’ve worked in various school roles. I currently do after school club and really enjoy it.

If you're unhappy where you are and want the other job then go for it - if you don't give it a go you may regret it. I'd love working so close to my house!

The only potential downside is can see is that the pension and sick leave terms may not be as favourable with an outside agency employing you. It may be worth checking that. I know not all school support staff are in LGPS or have the same sick leave entitlement but still worth checking particularly if you are in LGPS as you are unlikely to get anything remotely close to what that would give you in retirement. Dont forget also death in service benefit. Sometimes its not as simple as it looks at first glance.
It may be that working in a different school office would ve a better option if you can hold out a bit longer and start job hunting.