Playworker Apprentice

About the role

Are you ready to make a real impact and have some fun? 😎 Join our team as a Playwork Assistant! We're looking for enthusiastic individuals to work directly with pupils across all key stages, bringing our playwork-related activities to life! 🚀

You'll be a key player in delivering Ofsted-registered wraparound care in schools, so a good understanding of the legislation governing this is a plus! 📚 We need your energy to run awesome breakfast clubs, after-school clubs, and lunchtime activities. Get ready to facilitate a vibrant mix of engaging play, creative crafts, and energetic sports for children! 🤸‍♀️🎨⚽

This role also involves delivering targeted interventions to boost pupil learning and supporting exciting holiday camp programs. 🏕️ You'll be offering crucial support to our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) children, understanding their unique needs. Get hands-on arranging and setting up equipment to create inspiring learning environments. 💡

Safety is paramount! You'll conduct risk assessments to ensure a healthy, safe, and secure space for everyone. 🛡️ We want you to plan and deliver high-quality play activities in a safe and caring setting, making sure our environment is inclusive for all children, including those with SEN. 🌈

We champion child-centered play, so you'll be actively seeking children's views and involving them in planning, respecting their preferences and allowing for safe risks and challenges. Let's empower them! 💪 You'll also help prepare nutritious snacks, promoting independence and self-choice. 🍎

Key Responsibilities:

• Directly engage with pupils across all key stages in playwork activities.
• Support the delivery of Ofsted-registered wraparound care provision.
• Deliver engaging breakfast club, after-school club, and lunchtime activities.
• Facilitate a range of play, craft, and sports activities.
• Deliver interventions to support targeted pupil learning.
• Support holiday camp programmes and activities.
• Offer support to children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Arrange and set up equipment and resources for effective learning environments.
• Conduct risk assessments to ensure a safe and secure environment.
• Plan and deliver high-quality play activities in a safe and caring setting.
• Ensure the environment is inclusive and caters to all children’s needs, including SEN.
• Seek children’s views and involve them in planning activities, respecting their preferences.
• Facilitate child-centered play, allowing safe risks and challenges.
• Help prepare nutritious snacks, promoting independence and self-choice.
• Safeguarding Children: Understand and apply safeguarding procedures, reporting concerns immediately.
• Maintain confidential records such as accident forms and safeguarding disclosures.
• Provide care for children, including safe collection and delivery.
• Meet the needs of EYFS children, understanding additional roles.
• Support intimate care situations respectfully and safely.

If you're passionate about creating positive experiences for children and are ready for a rewarding role, we want to hear from you! 🙌

Key responsibilities

• Deliver and facilitate engaging activities and interventions for pupils across all key stages.
• Support the provision of wraparound care and meet the diverse needs of children, including EYFS.
• Arrange resources and conduct risk assessments to maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive environment.
• Safeguard children by understanding and applying procedures and maintaining confidential records.
• Understand and adhere to relevant legislation and internal procedures governing childcare.