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Social care | Teaching and education
Playworkers support children and young people to create their own spaces and opportunities for play.
You could prepare for this job by doing a qualification like:
Volunteering
You can volunteer with a playgroup to build up your experience of working with children. This can often lead into paid work.
You'll need:
In your day-to-day work you may:
With experience and training, you could work for a local authority as a playwork development officer, supervisor or become a manager, or move into a school as a teaching assistant. You could also be self-employed and set up your own after-school club or childcare project.
Childminders care for babies, toddlers and children in their own home, supporting their learning and development.
Higher education (HE) lecturers research and teach academic and vocational subjects at universities and higher education colleges.
Training officers plan and run courses and workshops for staff within organisations.
Online tutors support students who are studying courses over the internet.
Social workers help to protect vulnerable children and adults from harm or abuse, and support people to live independently.
Youth workers guide and support young people aged 11 to 25. They organise activities to help with personal and social development.
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