Playworkers
Description
Playworkers deliver and facilitate play opportunities for children in a range of formal and informal settings including play schemes, free play locations, and in pre- and after-school activities.
Tasks
- Liaises with parents, carers and colleagues and keeps appropriate records.
- Puts away equipment and cleans premises after use.
- Organises and supervises children’s activities in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, deals accordingly with injuries and emergencies.
- Organises and supervises children on excursions.
- Encourages children’s independence, self-confidence and social interaction.
- Provides play areas and prepares materials for a wide range of children’s activities.
- Supervises children’s games and encourages the development of physical, social and language skills.
Entry Requirements
Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C
Skills
- Learning Strategies
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science
Related Courses
- A-Level Programme - Extended Certificate in Early Childhood Development (AAQ)
- Allergy Awareness in Children - Level 2
- Awareness of Bullying in Children and Young People - Level 2
- Caring for the Elderly - Level 2
- Childcare - Early Years Practitioner - Level 2
- Childcare - Level 1
- Children and Young People's Workforce - Level 2 (QCF)
- Early Years and Education - T Level - Level 3
- Early Years Educator - Apprenticeship - Level 3
- Early Years Lead Practitioner - Apprenticeship - Level 5
- Early Years Practitioner - Apprenticeship - Level 2
- Early Years Practitioner - Work-based - Level 2
- FdA Early Years and Education (Foundation Degree)
- Introducing Caring for Children and Young People - Level 2
- Senior Practitioners in an Early Years Setting - Level 5 - Workplace
- Technical Occupational Entry for the Early Years Workforce - Level 3 - Work-based
- Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health - Level 2
- Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children - Level 2