Summary
Join Pamfa Sports as a Level 2 Playworker Apprentice! Love working with children and want to turn that passion into a career? You’ll gain hands-on experience in a fun, supportive environment while working towards your Level 2 Playworker qualification.
Wage
£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Salary will be reviewed after the first year of the apprenticeship, with the potential for an increase based on performance and progression within the role.
Training course
Playworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm
30 hours a week
Start date
Monday 10 November 2025
Duration
1 year 2 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You’ll support children aged 3-11 in a fun, safe, and engaging environment creating exciting play opportunities, building confidence, and encouraging healthy activity. This role is ideal for someone who’s enthusiastic, caring, and enjoys making a positive difference every day.
Please note: Due to Ofsted regulations, applicants must be 18 or over.
Key Responsibilities:
* Set up and lead fun, inclusive play and learning activities
* Support children during wraparound hours (before school, lunchtime, and after school - alternating each week)
* Maintain a safe and caring environment and complete basic risk assessments
* Promote healthy eating and help prepare nutritious snacks
* Build strong relationships with children, parents, and school staff
* Follow safeguarding, health & safety, and EYFS principles at all times
Essential Skills & Attributes:
* Passionate about working with children and supporting their development
* Caring, empathetic, and dependable
* Good communication and teamwork skills
* Confident literacy and numeracy to support children’s learning
* Enthusiastic and positive attitude
Where you'll work
Station Road
Cheddar
BS27 3AQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE EDUCATIONWISE ACADEMY LTD
Training course
Playworker (level 2)
What you'll learn
Course contents
* Observe and reflect on play behaviours.
* Communicate sensitively using relevant language and behaviour.
* Promote diversity and inclusion in Playwork practice.
* Identify ways to remove barriers which can prevent some children and young people playing.
* Undertake reflective observations to improve own practice and the quality of the provision for children and young people.
* Contribute to play audits.
* Promote the value and benefits of play for all children and young people.
* Assist with planning, creating and identifying loose parts to encourage and inspire sustainable practices, including recycling, reusing, reducing and repairing.
* Recognise the benefits of risk taking in play and contribute to dynamic risk-benefit assessment.
* Recognise that children and young people communicate with a range of different types of behaviour and may need Playworker support.
* Support children and young people to understand and manage their emotions, feelings and actions.
* Manage interactions with parents/caregivers professionally.
* Recognise the importance of respecting professional boundaries when lone working or conducting intimate care with children and young people and using social media with children, young people and families.
* Contribute to health and safety checks.
* Follow emergency incidents or common illness/infections policies and procedures, administering first aid and completing records when required.
* Use active listening and communication techniques when interacting with children and young people playing, identifying any potential concerns if they occur.
* Contribute to recording and reporting procedures as required by the play setting.
* Contribute to administrative and financial record keeping.
* Promote healthy eating and an active lifestyle, ensuring specific dietary and cultural needs are met.
* Maintain a clean environment according to local and national policies and procedures.
* Contribute to ensuring security arrangements are followed, such as children’s arrival and departures from the setting.
* Work as part of a team to support and supervise children and young people on off-site trips, complying with formal risk assessment of venues visited.
* Apply Playwork approaches in own role, incorporating new and emerging themes.
* Reflect on own practice to create a personal development plan with supervisor.
* Recognise the boundaries of own self and other Playworkers’ interaction with children, and when it is necessary to report incidents to the appropriate safeguarding lead and Local Authority Designated Officer – LADO if appropriate when a Playworkers’ behaviour towards a child may pose a risk of harm.
* Apply the play work approach depending on the individual need.
* Observe and reflect on play behaviours.
* Communicate sensitively using relevant language and behaviour.
* Promote diversity and inclusion in Playwork practice.
* Identify ways to remove barriers which can prevent some children and young people playing.
* Undertake reflective observations to improve own practice and the quality of the provision for children and young people.
* Contribute to play audits.
* Promote the value and benefits of play for all children and young people.
* Assist with planning, creating and identifying loose parts to encourage and inspire sustainable practices, including recycling, reusing, reducing and repairing.
* Recognise the benefits of risk taking in play and contribute to dynamic risk-benefit assessment.
* Recognise that children and young people communicate with a range of different types of behaviour and may need Playworker support.
* Support children and young people to understand and manage their emotions, feelings and actions.
* Manage interactions with parents/caregivers professionally.
* Recognise the importance of respecting professional boundaries when lone working or conducting intimate care with children and young people and using social media with children, young people and families.
* Contribute to health and safety checks.
* Follow emergency incidents or common illness/infections policies and procedures, administering first aid and completing records when required.
* Use active listening and communication techniques when interacting with children and young people playing, identifying any potential concerns if they occur.
* Contribute to recording and reporting procedures as required by the play setting.
* Contribute to administrative and financial record keeping.
* Promote healthy eating and an active lifestyle, ensuring specific dietary and cultural needs are met.
* Maintain a clean environment according to local and national policies and procedures.
* Contribute to ensuring security arrangements are followed, such as children’s arrival and departures from the setting.
* Work as part of a team to support and supervise children and young people on off-site trips, complying with formal risk assessment of venues visited.
* Apply Playwork approaches in own role, incorporating new and emerging themes.
* Reflect on own practice to create a personal development plan with supervisor.
* Recognise the boundaries of own self and other Playworkers’ interaction with children, and when it is necessary to report incidents to the appropriate safeguarding lead and Local Authority Designated Officer – LADO if appropriate when a Playworkers’ behaviour towards a child may pose a risk of harm.
* Apply the play work approach depending on the individual need.
Training schedule
Training will be delivered remotely by Educationwise.
The apprentice will complete off-the-job training for 6 hours per week, which will be planned around their working hours. All training sessions will take place online, meaning there is no need to travel to a college or training centre.
More training information
The apprenticeship training is structured around a blend of online learning, practical on-the-job experience, and 1:1 tutor support.
Educationwise provides a flexible remote learning model designed to fit around the apprentice’s work schedule. Apprentices will have access to a digital learning platform, online workshops, and progress reviews to track their development.
At the end of the programme, apprentices will complete an End-Point Assessment to achieve the Level 2 Playworker qualification, with clear progression opportunities to higher-level childcare or sports coaching apprenticeships.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4/C or above (or equivalent))
* Maths (grade 4/C or above (or equivalent))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Patience
Other requirements
Other requirements: Must be 18 or over (due to Ofsted regulations for wraparound care settings). Must be able to pass an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Must be reliable and able to travel to the placement location for wraparound hours (early mornings, lunchtimes, and afternoons/evenings, alternating each week). A positive attitude and willingness to work as part of a team supporting children aged 3–11.