As and When Play Worker (22214)

Barnardo's; Lancashire; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's Include Me 2 Service in Lancashire is seeking Play Workers to join a friendly, dedicated team. The role is on an as and when basis with hours after school, weekends and during school holidays, supporting children aged 4–18 with SEND through activities.

You will work across South Ribble, Preston, Chorley, West Lancs, Burnley and Pendle, delivering sessions, planning activities and ensuring safeguarding policies are followed to create a safe, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people (voluntary or paid).
• Ability to communicate warmly and empathetically with children and young people.
• Ability to work well in a team with energy and enthusiasm.
• Understanding of safeguarding and commitment to Barnardo's policies.
• Able to handle the challenges and rewards of working with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to session planning and activity ideas.
• Deliver and record group sessions.
• Facilitate activities and days out.
• Ensure sessions run smoothly, with safeguarding policies followed.
• Provide a safe, fun, inclusive environment for all service users.

Skills

Experience with children

Effective communication

Team player

Safeguarding knowledge

Enthusiasm and energy

Job description

Do you enjoy working with children & young people and positively impacting their lives? We have an exciting opportunity for a number of Play Workers to join our friendly, passionate and dedicated team at our Include Me 2 Services based in Lancashire, on an As & When basis.

About the Service:

Our Include Me 2 Service is a short breaks service facilitating group sessions for children & young people aged 4 – 18 with a wide range of Special Educational Needs/disabilities offering them opportunities to get involved in play and leisure activities such as arts & crafts, cooking and trips out in the community whilst offering valuable respite to their families. We are a fun-loving team looking for an enthusiastic, happy and kind individuals to join us as our Play Worker!

Location:

Locality working across our Include Me 2 services based in Lancashire covering South Ribble, Preston, Chorley, West Lancs, Burnley and Pendle, we also operate in Blackpool.

Working Pattern:

You will be working on an as & when basis. Hours tend to be after school, weekends and school holidays.

Essential Requirements to evidence in your written application:

• Experience of working with children & young people (gained either in employment or volunteer capacity)
• Ability to communicate effectively with children & young people and respond with warmth and empathy.
• Ability to work well as part of a team with energy and enthusiasm.
• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and the commitment to adhere to Barnardo's safeguarding & child protection policies/procedures.
• Most importantly, you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with children & young people!

Some of the main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• To contribute to the planning of sessions and activities.
• Delivering and recording group sessions.
• Facilitating activities and days out.
• To ensure the sessions run smoothly and our safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• To provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment for all our service users.

For more information about this role, please contact us on 01772 629470

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This is a rolling vacancy. Applications will be reviewed and interviews arranged on a regular basis.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.