Position:
Play Ranger
Hours:
5 hrs
Evening & weekend work will be required
£10 per hour
Senior Play Ranger
Salary:
Responsible to:
CORE FUNCTION:
To provide an inclusive play service that children will have fun, stay safe, be inspired, make friends,
learn, contribute to and provide them with life skills socially and individually.
DUTIES:
 Plan, organise and supervise outdoor free play activities for children 5 to 12 years old including team
games, drama, music and other activities including arts and crafts activities and in some cases taking
children on day trips and outings.
 Encourage children to help plan and choose the kinds of activities that they would like to do enabling them
to experiment and learn about themselves and the world around them while allowing them to experiment
and take risks within the safety of the project.
 Supervise children at all times making sure that safety procedures are followed conforming to the projects
Child Protection and Health & Safety policies and other relevant policies and complete any appropriate
reports e.g. accident / incident forms.
 Encourage good behaviour and deal with any challenging behaviour in accordance with the projects
policies and procedures.
 Contribute to joint working and partnership working ensuring positive relationships with all concerned.
 Support all CY and Edinburgh Play Rangers play events attending meetings, sourcing materials, producing
itinerary sheets / information sheets and support the collation and write up events reports.
 Contribute to the CY and Edinburgh Play Rangers activity plan and take part in the quarterly review and
present to Go2Play quarterly.
 Order and source materials for play activities. Also ensure folders are stocked up weekly ensuring enough
registers, accident forms etc.
 Complete First Aid checklists and sign off every Monday
 Undertake quarterly Risk Assessment including risk benefit for all play activities, events, trips etc. ensuring
copies are placed in each group folder.
 Monitor and evaluate the project through the collation of street play base lines and on an on-going basis
inputting statistics into the database, keeping accurate records including parental consents, session
registers, session evaluation and series evaluations including case studies. As well as supporting the
1/4ly report write up.
 Participate in appraisal and supervision, attend internal meetings as required and attend any training
identified as relevant.
 Carry out any duties as may be reasonably requested by the Senior Play Ranger/ Manager (this may
include hands on support to other CY and Edinburgh Play Rangers programmes).
Play Ranger Person Specification
Essential
 Be able to work within the ethos of Canongate Youth
 Be able to build good relationships with children, their parents and carers
 Be full of fun and sparkle
 Be spontaneous and respond flexibly to environmental challenges and opportunities
 First class listening, speaking, explaining and writing skills
 Be patient, tolerant and able to work in and motivate a team
 Be creative and imaginative and have a range of activities/tools suitable for games and play
 Be willing to take responsibility and show initiative
 Be organised and efficient as well as flexible in his/her approach
 Interest and/or experience of working in a child-related environment
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Awareness of Child Protection guidelines and relevant legislation
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Awareness of risk assessment and risk benefit
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Be willing to work outdoors regardless of the weather
Highly Desirable
 Be in possession of a related Certificate, Diploma or Degree
 Be patient and have a good sense of humour
 Experience and understanding of working in a fast moving environment.
 An understanding of the and experience of using a Community Development Approach
 Be in possession of a driving licence
 Computing/IT skills
 Events Management
 Understanding of monitoring and evaluation techniques
Desirable and/or Helpful
 Ideally have knowledge of basic first aid and food hygiene