Lead Play Practitioner - Play Ranger Team £26,847 - £29,071 (£20,316 - £21,999 pro rata) Part Time 28 hrs per week 1 Year Fixed Term Contract Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country's fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive. About the role 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 take a lead role within the Play Ranger team to develop and deliver engaging play opportunities for children and young people across Rugby Borough, in line with the Borough Play Strategy and the Council's Corporate Strategy. Reporting to and working closely with the Play Development Officer, you will help shape and develop the Play Ranger service, bringing forward ideas from the wider Play Ranger team and supporting the development of new initiatives and projects. You will take responsibility for planning and developing the daily play activity programme across schools, Activity Dens, Outreach sessions, holiday provision and borough-wide events, including the continued development of the Playhem model of activity. 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. You will provide strong on-the-ground leadership during sessions, directing staff where they are needed, supporting colleagues in their practice and ensuring play opportunities are safe, inclusive, engaging in both Play Ranger led workshops and child-led play focussed sessions. Application deadline is 23:59 on 29 November 2026. You will have experience of working with children and a good understanding of child-led play, with the ability to develop and adapt activities to meet the needs and interests of different age groups and communities You will also contribute to the ongoing improvement of the service by identifying opportunities for new provision and supporting the Play Development Officer with monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The role includes creating activities, completing administrative tasks such as risk assessments, communicating with schools, partners and participants, maintaining accurate participation records, supporting report content, and helping to manage activity resources with an understanding of the Play Development budget. Within this programme you will also support our Woodland Wanderers provision both in schools and during holiday periods. Taking place in woodland spaces, school grounds and parks, an understanding of Forest School principles, a Forest school leader qualification and/or experience with outdoor explorative play would be desirable.Job Summary
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