Play workers
Play workers plan, organise and supervise formal and informal, recreational and social educational activities for children, having due regard to the varying age ranges during the school day and after school. Their role is to create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive playing environment and to help develop strategies for promoting positive behaviour during play whilst promoting and working to achieve the Every Child Matters outcomes.A senior play worker in addition to the above will have the lead responsibility for devising and implementing an imaginative programme of educational and recreational activities for children. They will assist in inducting new members of staff, supervising and managing day-to-day activities and may have performance management responsibility of other staff.
All play workers can access the CPD and training available on Ealing CPD online.
