Play Worker

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Wardie After School Club Full time

**Wardie After School Club**
- **Play Worker Job Description**

**Job summary**:

- Assist with day to day activities of the club
- Provide quality play care within the framework of the club’s
- Follow the policies and procedures
- Expected to work over the February, Easter and Summer holiday clubs.

**Line manager**: Club Manager/Deputy

**Responsible for**: Not applicable

**Hourly Rate**:Dependent on Qualifications and experience.

**Working relationships**: Children attending the club and their parents/carers

Management and staff, including students and volunteers

Schools and 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 including collecting them from school and delivering them safely to parents or carers.
- 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 11 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
- Must be willing to register with the SSSC.

**Desirable qualities**
- Sound judgement and common sense
- Sufficient understanding and use of English to ensure the well-being of the children*
- 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
- Qualified to SVQ Level 3 in Children's Learning and Development or equivalent or willing to work towards this.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week

**Salary**: £9.98-£11.36 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- EH5-3NJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 04/04/2023
Expected start date: 25/04/2023


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