Play Ranger – Children’s Play Leader

This role is part time 28 hours per week on a 1 year Fixed Term Contract.

Motivated and passionate about improving children’s health, wellbeing, and resilience, you will support the development and delivery of engaging play opportunities for children and young people across Rugby Borough.

Play sessions are delivered throughout term time and holiday periods within parks, green spaces, schools, woodland settings, and community venues, including after-school provision and evening youth clubs. Activities include park play sessions, outreach provision, Activity Dens (indoor drop-in play sessions), borough wide events, and school-based programmes.

Within this programme, we are looking for someone able to support our Woodland Wanderers provision both in schools and holiday periods. Taking place in woodland spaces, school grounds and parks; the desired candidate will understand Forest School principles and explorative play to encourage outdoor learning, creativity, confidence, wellbeing, and connection with nature.

Alongside activities you’ll also be gathering feedback, identifying opportunities for future projects, and reporting findings and outcomes to the Play Development Officer and maintain accurate records of attendance, participation, and session outcomes, alongside completing monitoring and evaluation information to evidence impact and support reporting requirements.