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Come and build Wolves Play Cafe

Current Opportunities

If you would like to...

• Be part of a small team who are passionate about play and our city!
• Choose a role that suits your interests, skills and lifestyle
• Be assured of full training, policies and procedures in place to support you​

See below for our current opportunities and more information on how to be involved in building Wolves Play Cafe.

Play Explorer Team (paid opportunity)

• Do you enjoy exploring play in lots of ways?
• Are you looking for a flexible, paid opportunity to fit in with your lifestyle?
• Would you like to be part of building a playful, friendly Wolverhampton focused organisation supporting young children and caregivers in our city?

Currently closed for applications​

See our current events and play sessions below

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Play Tester Team (voluntary opportunity)

Currently closed for applications- there is opportunity to join the Play Tester Team twice yearly in March and September.  

• Do you enjoy exploring play in lots of ways?
• Are you a parent or caregiver of under 5s who can offer your and your little ones' time to help road-test and feed back on play products, play sessions and ideas to help improve the organisation?

Then we'd love you to join our Play Tester Team. This is a voluntary opportunity but test play products and places at test play sessions will be provided free of charge.
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What's involved?

• Opportunities to input into play products and sessions for early years, particularly under 5s, across the city
• Opportunities to feed into Play Tester Forums when new projects, sessions or products are being developed

We understand life has to be flexible with little ones! Any play tester requests will be given with at least 7 days notice and be able to work around your schedules with accessible feedback methods. 

What can I gain?

• Be part of building a playful, friendly Wolverhampton focused organisation supporting young children and caregivers in our city
• Gain an insight into a growing Community Interest Company dedicated to quality Early Years play opportunities
• Meet other parents and caregivers

How can I join?

• There is opportunity to join the Play Tester Team twice yearly in March and September.  We are currently closed to applications.
• When there is an opportunity for you to input we will be in contact
• We understand things change, and little ones grow up fast! So if you want to be removed at any point this can be actioned easily
• We will also review the list every 12 months to ensure we are maintaining a diverse Play Tester Team!
• There is no minimum or maximum commitment to how many Play Tester Projects you can be part of within a 12 month period

The organisation

Wolves Play Cafe was founded in 2018 by mum and daughter Helen and Lisa ​with a passion for play and Wolverhampton! 

Meet our full Board of Directors here.

Our mission is to help create a safe, supportive and fun city for children of Wolverhampton to grow up in.

Our aims are to:

• Support the development of young children, primarily those under 5, through play
• Create social spaces to help reduce feelings of isolation of caregivers of young children in the city
• Support parental confidence of caregivers of young children in the city

Get a feel for our journey so far and projects we've worked on.