Looking for candidates to work FULL TIME or PART TIME through the school holiday periods Monday-Friday 8-9 hours per day through the holiday period start date is Summer holiday camp 2026

Play Worker Job Description

Job summary: Assist with day to day activities of the club. Provide quality playcare within the framework of the club’s policies and procedures.

Line manager: Club Manager, Deputy Manager

Working relationships: Children attending the club and their parents/carers. Management and staff, including students and volunteers. Childcare and play organisations, external professionals, schools, 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.
• 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 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*

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
• Food Hygiene Certificate

Para 3.25 of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2023

All posts are covered by the Childcare Act 2006 and are subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure for a regulated activity and reference checks.

Policy Statement

Play in Ltd will ensure that throughout the recruitment process we follow guidance set out in the employment and equality legislations, along with human recourse practices. We will ensure fairness and transparency to allow us to select the best candidates for the role.

Play in Ltd will put all essential steps in place to adhere to child protection laws and implement them when requiring appropriate vetting procedures. All successful candidates must have two written references. Recruiting depends on finding people with the appropriate skill set, experience, training and qualifications to carry out their roles competently, and with the ability to make a positive contribution to upholding Play in Ltd’s operating principles and values. Play in Ltd will ensure all staff, students, contractors, volunteers, etc are correctly vetted to implement child protection laws at all times.

Play in Ltd will follow the ‘Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004’ which states that our selection process should be only based on the applicants having the relevant qualifications, skills, competencies and experience to meet the requirements of the post. There will be no bias on grounds of gender, marital or family status, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, race or membership of stated communities. There will be equal access throughout the selection process to suitably qualified applicants.

Play in Ltd aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: From £12.71 per hour

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• Childcare: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person