Community Engagement Officer- Play Provisions' - London, United Kingdom - The Royal Parks

The Royal Parks London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Description

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

Our Play in the Park Project was a pilot initiative that engaged underserved families local to Greenwich Park and The Regent's Park with outdoor free play, helping activate two new playgrounds in these parks. With funding from the London Marathon Foundation, the project engaged over 6,500 local people through outreach, play sessions, events and mini projects.

We are now looking for a Play Officer to join our team on a part-time basis, working hours per week across four days, for a two year fixed term contract.

The Benefits

Salary of £30,701 - £36,830 per annum, depending on experience (pro rata)

26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays

Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)

Hybrid/agile working options

Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan

Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders

Learning and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Offices in a beautiful location

This is an exciting opportunity for a children, young people and family professional with experience of developing play schemes and activities and engaging London's underserved communities to join our organisation.

If you want to help shape the future of our access and engagement work in some of the Capital's most treasured locations, apply today

The Role

As a Play Officer, you will continue the work of our Play in the Park Project, identifying, engaging and building relationships with families who are underserved by The Royal Parks.

Reporting to the Access and Engagement Manager, you will help build a thorough understanding of the challenges local families face, identifying gaps in provision and opportunities through outreach work, co-created resources, nature play sessions, and events.

You will create meaningful opportunities for children of all abilities and build a legacy of sustainable play provision in the Parks.

Additionally, you will:

Build on relationships with grassroots organisations serving local families in the Parks

Deliver listening workshops with families to better understand their needs and interests

Contribute to our visitor research programme

Help recruit and co-ordinate volunteers to support programme delivery

Promote the Play in the Park Project with Communications and Marketing teams

About You

To be considered as a Play Officer, you will need:

Experience developing and delivering outdoor play projects and activities for children, young people and families

Experience engaging London's underserved communities and delivering play activities to improve access to and participation with the outdoors

Experience monitoring and evaluating project impact

An understanding of Health & Safety, safeguarding children, young people and adults

Excellent communication and listening skills

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