Playworker Job Description

Current Playworker Vacancies: 

  • Starting salary: £11.44 per hour, plus holiday pay (hourly rate will increase with training and length of service)
  • Holiday pay:  Added at 12.07%, bringing the hourly starting rate to £12.82
  • Terms: Fixed or variable hour contract available, term time only - additional holiday work available at our holiday clubs
  • Minimum age: 16 (16 year olds can apply once leaving secondary school)
Available shifts and locations:
  • Cranmere Primary School (Esher): Afterschool Club (14:45-18:15), Monday to Friday
  • Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School: Afterschool Club (14:30-18:15), Monday to Friday
  • The Royal Kent School (Oxshott): Afterschool Club  (14:45-18:00), Monday to Friday

More About The Role

Responsible to the Playscheme Manger, this role will see you working in a team to ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children aged 4-11 who attend our settings before and after school.

Breakfast Club - The children arrive throughout the session and are offered breakfast on arrival. This can be anything from cereal to toast and waffles! Once they've had their breakfast they are free to play. Our team then take the children to their classrooms for the start of the school day.

Afterschool Club - When the children have been collected from their classrooms, they are offered a light snack which is prepared by a member of our team. From there, they will spend the afternoon engaging in supported free play and have the opportunity to take part in the adult led activity for that day, which would usually be craft or cookery. They are given a further small snack at around 16:45.

Working in a team, you will be required to deliver the session, including managing refreshments, playing with the children and arranging the daily activity. Staff take it in turns to take responsibility for each area which means every session is different!

More detail on the key responsibilities, the type of person we're looking for, and our application process can be found below.

Clubland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointment will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver a high standard of care to the children attending the setting, upholding the Playwork Principles and ensuring the delivery of Early Years (EYFS) welfare requirements. This is inclusive of being a ‘Key Person’ to a child in the EYFS framework and acting as a positive role model to all children, ensuring they feel welcome and valued at the setting.
  • Oversee and support safe and appropriate free play for all children in attendance at the setting.
  • Prepare and deliver daily craft, cookery and/or sports activities on rotation with colleagues.
  • Prepare and deliver refreshments for the children on arrival at the setting and mid-session.
  • Support with administrative tasks in relation to the management and development of the setting such as record management, activity planning, stock management and risk assessments.
  • Ensure the health and wellbeing of the children in attendance through effective risk management and delivery of first aid as and when required.
  • Communicate and liaise with parents/carers and school staff in order to ensure the children’s mental and physical wellbeing, that EYFS children achieve their areas of development and to establish a strong working relationship.
  • Attend planning and training sessions as appropriate ensuring that relevant qualifications required for the post are maintained.
  • Support the efficient upkeep of the setting inclusive of maintenance and cleanliness, furnishings and fittings.
  • Act in accordance with current legislation, policy and procedure in relation to the delivery of the business needs
  • Perform other duties as requested by the Senior Management Team.
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Person Specification

Essential
  • Qualifications
    • No essential qualifications required
  • Skills
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Creativity, imagination and inventiveness
    • Ability to work under pressure
    • Self-motivated and flexible
    • Ability to use own initiative, judgement and common sense
  • Experience
    • Working with children
    • Working as part of a team
  • Knowledge
    • Understanding of the Playwork Principles
    • Understanding of Safeguarding and types of abuse
  • Values
    • Caring and empathetic
    • Commitment to equal opportunities
    • Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
    • Reliability

 

Desirable
  • Qualifications
    • Qualifications in Childcare or Playwork
    • Paediatric First Aid
    • Basic Food & Hygiene
    • Safeguarding / Child Protection
  • Skills
    • IT literate
    • Excellent verbal and written skills
    • High attention to detail
    • Planning and organisational skills
    • Leadership skills
  • Experience
    • Working with EYFS children
    • Risk management
    • Age appropriate activity planning
  • Knowledge
    • Comprehension of Ofsted requirements
    • Understanding of the Childcare Act 2006
    • Awareness of the Early Years welfare requirement
  • Values
    • Passion for child development

Four of our settings are currently graded ‘Good’. For OFSTED inspection grades at specific settings please see individual location pages.

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Phone
Email
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Clubland Playscheme Ltd

MR18 Image Court

328-334 Molesey Road

Walton-On-Thames

Surrey

KT12 3LT

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