Play Worker

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

policies and procedures

**Line manager**: Club Manager/Deputy

**Responsible for**: Not applicable

**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
- 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. (if holding a Paediatric First Aid Certificate)
- 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**

**Desirable qualities**
- Experience of working with 3 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*
- 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 2024_

**Job Type**: Temporary contract

**Salary**: £10.00-£12.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Primary school

Work Location: In person