Advertised from 9 March 2026

Role

Smart Play Network is a dynamic, forward thinking play organisation and charity supporting and delivering a range of play services in Scotland.

PlayTalkRead is a Scottish Government Early Years campaign aimed at promoting positive parenting in order to give children the best start in life and a strong platform for healthy growth, development and attainment.

Are you a fun and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working as part of a high energy team? Do you like to travel? Are you passionate about making a positive impact on families and understand the importance of parent and child relationships? Then this may be the job for you.

Our PlayTalkRead team travel across all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities to inspire and encourage parents and carers to interact with their babies and little ones through fun, simple and inexpensive activities. We use playing, talking and reading together as tools to support early speech, language and communication.

As a key member of the play team you will travel to locations across Scotland. Working away from home is an integral part of the role and offers a great opportunity to see Scotland while making a difference!

Having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills.

We appreciate that the best person might not have all the criteria we have listed, so if you feel your experience and skills will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.

When applying, please refer to the job details for full list of essential and advantageous criteria.

If you would like an informal chat about the Play Practitioner role please email us at recruitment@smartplaynetwork.org and we will organise a phone call.

Application notes

How to Apply: A link to our online application form and full job details can be found at: www.smartplaynetwork.org/recruitment We also accept CVs but may ask you to submit further details.

Closing date: 23rd March 2026 

Interviews will take place week beginning 30th March 2026

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