Playworker
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newquay, Cornwall |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Newquay Buddies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 001 |
Summary
Job summary: Assist with the day-to-day activities of the club.
Provide quality play care within the framework of the club’s
policies and procedures.
Line manager: Proprietor
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:
• 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 effective 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
• Enhanced DBS
• Experience of working with 6 to 13-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
• Effective 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 in 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 3.33 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2024
Additional training, mentoring, and support can be offered to candidates interested in becoming a playworker, teaching assistant, or teacher.
Provide quality play care within the framework of the club’s
policies and procedures.
Line manager: Proprietor
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:
• 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 effective 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
• Enhanced DBS
• Experience of working with 6 to 13-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
• Effective 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 in 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 3.33 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2024
Additional training, mentoring, and support can be offered to candidates interested in becoming a playworker, teaching assistant, or teacher.