Work matters: A day in the life .. Daniel Rees-Jones, Outdoor play development officer and community play ranger

Name: Daniel Rees-Jones

Age: 36

Role: Outdoor play development officer - Playwork Partnerships, Community play ranger - Wansdyke Play Association

Qualifications: BA Hons QTS in Design Technology specialising in early years, CACHE level 3 in playwork, City & Guilds 7302 - Training the Trainer

Playwork Partnerships is best described as a 'networking organisation' with a mission to enrich children's and young people's lives through their experience of quality play by promoting the importance of play and playwork and increasing the learning opportunities for playworkers. Within my role as a community play ranger, my main remit is to facilitate and promote play opportunities, inclusive for all children, in parks and open spaces all year round. This involves consulting with, and being an advocate for, children's rights to play, to be listened to, and to be safe. It also means promoting participation of young people with decision-making bodies and providing evidence of this process. I work in close partnership with schools, clubs, the youth service, the park department, housing associations and other community organisations.