Play Worker

2 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Play in Ltd Full time

**Play Worker Job Description**

**Job summary**:Assist with day to day activities of the club. Provide quality playcare within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures.

**Line manager**: Club Manager, Deputy Manager

**Working relationships**:Children attending the club and their parents/carers. Management and staff, including students and volunteers. Childcare and play organisations, external professionals, schools, registering authorities.

**Main duties include**:

- Assist with planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment.
- Providing comprehensive care for the children.
- Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment.
- Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met.
- Administering first aid when necessary.
- Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities.
- Helping with club administration, where necessary.
- Encouraging parental involvement in the club.
- Facilitating good communication with all members of the organisation, parents, and schools.
- Undertaking appropriate and relevant training.
- Keeping the work environment healthy, safe and secure.
- Working within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures.

Person specification

**Essential qualities**
- Experience of working with 4 to 12 year olds
- Understanding the varied needs of children and their families
- Understanding the issues involved in the delivery of quality play care
- Understanding the issues of equal opportunities
- Provide and facilitate safe and creative play
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team
- Sound judgement and common sense
- Sufficient understanding and use of

English to ensure the well-being of the children*

**Desirable qualities**
- Experience of working within a play-based setting
- Experience of administration
- Competent in using IT to support play and

club administration
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Relevant qualification or willingness to

work towards this
- Appropriate child protection training
- Current Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Para 3.25 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2023_

**Policy Statement**

Play in Ltd will follow the ‘Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004’ which states that our selection process should be only based on the applicants having the relevant qualifications, skills, competencies and experience to meet the requirements of the post. There will be no bias on grounds of gender, marital or family status, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, race or membership of stated communities. There will be equal access throughout the selection process to suitably qualified applicants.

Play in Ltd aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: £8.60-£11.44 per hour

Expected hours: 45 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person


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