Playworkers help children and young people to develop their physical, social and language skills through play.
£14,500 - £22,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You'll need to:
You'll need to have a positive attitude towards children and enjoy working with them.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course to get some of the skills you'll need in this job. You could take a course in outdoor play and learning or a T Level in Education and Early Years.
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths for a T Level
You could apply to do a Playworker Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship.
This usually takes around a year and a half to complete and is a mix of study and workplace learning.
You'll usually need:
You could volunteer to build up your experience of working with children.
You could volunteer at:
This may lead into paid work, where you could do training on the job.
You can apply for playworker jobs if you're already a qualified childcare worker.
You can also do the Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork qualification to help before you apply for roles.
A paediatric first aid certificate will be useful but is not essential.
You can find more advice about working in childcare from the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years and Early Years Careers.
As a playworker, you could:
You could work in the community, at a school, in an NHS or private hospital or in a holiday play scheme.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.
You may need to wear a uniform.
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