Wraparound Care Leader Apprenticeship

Kick-start your career in childcare with this Playworker Apprentice role. You'll support children through fun, creative and inclusive play in breakfast clubs, after-school and holiday settings while gaining valuable experience, recognised training and skills for a rewarding future.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Supporting children during breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday provision
• Creating engaging play opportunities indoors and outdoors
• Supporting children's wellbeing, development and independence through play
• Facilitating creative, imaginative, physical and social play experiences
• Supporting physically active play and outdoor learning opportunities
• Assisting with the setup and maintenance of play environments
• Supporting children with differing needs and abilities
• Promoting inclusion, participation and positive relationships
• Carrying out health and safety checks and risk assessments
• Supporting snack preparation and healthy eating routines
• Maintaining records such as accident forms and attendance registers
• Supporting safe collection and handover procedures
• Applying safeguarding procedures and reporting concerns appropriately
• Working alongside colleagues, families and other professionals to support children's needs

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

What you'll learn

Course contents:

• Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
• Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
• Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
• Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
• Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
• Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
• Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
• Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
• Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
• Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
• Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
• Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
• Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
• Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
• Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
• Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in personal and professional development.
• Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
• Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
• Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.