We have an excellent team of staff devoted to child care and the benefits of Playwork.

The Team:

Pauline Lambdon-Reed (Coulton) – Playcare Manager

Btec National Diploma in Early Years, NVQ Level 3 in Playwork, BA Hons degree, 32 years experience in childcare, 29 years service to Scallywags. Pauline has also assessed and tutored in Playwork. First Aider & Epi pen

Sue Jacznik – Co-Ordinator

Sue has nursing and nursery nursing qualifications & experience. Sue is also an LTA at SDS for 29 years, 10 years service to Scallywags. First Aider & Epi pen.

Julie Dumont – Supervisor       

HLTA. Julie worked at SDS as an LTA in the DSP unit. 7 years service to Scallywags  Level 3 Playwork First aider & Epi pen trained  

Jo-Ann Mantle – Playworker    

Jo-Ann has worked at SDS for the past 6 years & joined Scallywags in Sept’21

Kim Makepeace  -  Playworker     

Kim has previous experience in Out of school care and Adult social care Kim joined Scallywags in Feb ’22. Level 3 Playwork, First Aider & Epi pen trained

Anita Moule - Playworker

Anita has recently joined the team. Previous experience in the care sector - adults.

Stand in Playworkers 

We have 3 stand-in Playworkers who all currently work at SdS.

 

We also welcome volunteers.

Many of the staff have been in post on a long term basis, giving continuity and experience and their different working hours provide flexibility to annual leave and absence.

Senior staff posts include nominated officer roles, namely: Health and Safety Officer; Child Protection Officer; Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCO); and Early Years Foundation Stage Officers (EYFS) .

All staff and volunteers undergo enhanced DBS checks. 

Staff Training: 

The staff are very enthusiastic about extending their knowledge of Playwork and staff training is regularly reviewed, with staff being actively encouraged to attend relevant training on offer. For example, courses recently added to the training portfolio are: Health and Safety in the Workplace, Managing Behaviour and The Great Outdoors.

Our senior staff are all level 3 qualified. All of our staff have completed their core training in First Aid, Safeguarding Children and Basic Food Hygiene and Early Years Foundation Stage and these are updated regularly in compliance with related regulations.

Last updated December 2023.