Playworkers
Wages
New workers start around £6,376. Normal pay is £13,832 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £22,053.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 24,985 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
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.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.