Playworker
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Burnley, Lancashire |
| Company: | Play and Learn Scheme |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
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.
Have a positive, professional relationship with children, parents/ carers and external agencies.
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.
Essential qualifications:
Childcare qualifications
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
· 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
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £9.50-£10.75 per hour
Benefits:
Childcare
Company events
Company pension
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
School type:
Primary school
Experience:
Childcare: 2 years (preferred)
Assist with day to day activities of the club.
Provide quality play care within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures.
Have a positive, professional relationship with children, parents/ carers and external agencies.
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.
Essential qualifications:
Childcare qualifications
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
· 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
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: £9.50-£10.75 per hour
Benefits:
Childcare
Company events
Company pension
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
School type:
Primary school
Experience:
Childcare: 2 years (preferred)