About this role
• Ipswich Opportunity Group • Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 4PH • Salary: £13.32 per hour • Hours: 9 hours per week, Monday 9.30am – 3.30pm and Friday 9.30am - 12.30pm • Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible • Reference: 0895 Ipswich Opportunity Group are seeking a Playleader to work as part of a team in planning and preparing activities for pre-school children with a range of abilities so that they can all access them and encourage their development in all areas. Your responsibilities will include:
• to help to organise and run play sessions of the Opportunity Group, ensuring that appropriate standards of therapeutic play are maintained • ensuring playroom is safe and accessible for all children • encouraging children to access activities • setting up playroom for each session and clearing away at the end. What you will need
• Level 3 or other relevant qualification • Knowledge of a range additional need • Good communication skills About us Ipswich Opportunity Group is a support group for families who have pre-school children with special needs and disabilities. Parents and carers attend with their children so are in the playroom for part and all the sessions. What we will offer you We are a small, friendly group, a registered charity running for over 30 years The group is managed by a committee of trustees For more information Please visit our website. Please read the Job Description (Word) and the Person Specification (Word). To find out more about this role please contact Cheryl King by calling 07746 580132. How to apply Please submit your completed Application Form (Word) by email to [email protected]. Closing date: 4pm, 13 September 2026. Interview date: 21 September 2026