Community Engagement Officer- Play Provisions’

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity, The Royal Parks, seeks a Play Officer to enhance engagement with underserved communities in London. This part-time role involves developing play projects and fostering relationships with local families, contributing to a legacy of sustainable play in iconic parks. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

26 days' annual leave

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience developing and delivering outdoor play projects.
• Experience engaging underserved communities.
• Understanding of Health & Safety and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage families underserved by The Royal Parks.
• Build relationships with grassroots organisations.
• Deliver listening workshops to understand family needs.

Skills

Communication

Listening

Project Management

Job description

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Community Engagement Officer- Play Provisions’, London

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Client:

The Royal Parks

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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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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