- Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
- Organize, lead, and promote interest in recreational activities, such as arts, crafts, sports, games, camping, and hobbies.
- Assess the needs and interests of individuals and groups and plan activities accordingly, given the available equipment or facilities.
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Playworker | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Playworkers support children and young people to create their own spaces and opportunities for play.
Playworkers typically work around 27 to 29 hours per week.
As a Playworker you will typically work evenings / weekends.
This occupation tends to be:
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely
| Average salary |
| 36,488 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Playworker
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37,298 GBP
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36,219 GBP
Average salary for part-time Playworker
Average salary for full-time Playworker
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20,592 GBP
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20,664 GBP
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19,931 GBP
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36,488 GBP
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36,219 GBP
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37,298 GBP
Salary over time for Playworker
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31,910 GBP
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32,351 GBP
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33,030 GBP
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34,046 GBP
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34,383 GBP
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34,884 GBP
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36,488 GBP
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38,022 GBP
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Things to highlight for your Playworker interview
Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
