Play Worker

The Community Sport & Wellbeing Team at Chelmsford City Council is looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, and experienced people to assist with the running of the Play in the Park sports & play schemes during the Summer Holidays 2026.

Applicants should have experience of working with children of pre-school or primary school age. This could be in a childcare/nursery or school setting, as a coach, or youth worker. Ideally you will be comfortable delivering games and sports activities, and arts and crafts. For Senior Play Worker applicants, experience of leading a team is desirable., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.