Disability Play and Youth Worker

HBHR; Tadworth, Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage

Discounted childcare

Gym membership

Employee assistance

Job summary

YMCA East Surrey is seeking a Disability Play and Youth Worker to support children and young people with complex needs in Surrey. This part-time, on-site role includes weekends during term-time and holidays, with sessions from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in Tadworth and Leatherhead.

You will work as part of a team to ensure high-quality care, safeguarding, and inclusive activities. Training is provided, and there is an extensive development program for staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people with disabilities may be beneficial.
• Ability to work in a team and follow care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level support for children and young people with complex needs, ensuring care and behaviour plans are understood and followed.
• Assist children to engage in activities with appropriate support; help achieve desired outcomes.
• Store and administer medication after training, with accurate record-keeping.
• Assist with moving and handling of children with restricted mobility after training, including use of mobility equipment.
• Support communication and sensory impairment needs using aids.
• Supervise hygiene, safety, nutrition and daily observations; report to Leader.
• Accompany children on trips, following policies and risk assessments to keep them safe.
• Contribute to planning, organising and delivering accessible activities across sessions.

Job description

Disability Play and Youth Worker, Surrey, £13.45

Employment Type

Part Time

Application Start Date

14-09-2026

Application End Date

31-10-2026

Location

Surrey

Work Style

On-site

Non-profit charitable organisations

Description

Our mission We passionately believe in that all children and young people, whatever their needs, should have the opportunity to play, participate and develop in a fun, supportive environment where they can meet their friends and discover their full potential.

Our Disability Play and Youth Workers provide a high level of support for children and young people with complex needs. We offer a range of flexible part time hours across several locations, which can be worked at weekends in term-time and weekdays during school holidays.

Working Hours : 9:30 am- 4:30 pm, Working 2-4 days per month, consisting of Saturdays and during School Holidays

Locations : Tadworth, Leatherhead

Key responsibilities:

• To provide high level of support for children and young people with complex needs, ensuring care and behaviour plans are understood and followed.
• Assisting children, we support to engage with activities providing appropriate support and help to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provide and supervise the hygienic provision of personal care, ensuring privacy, dignity always and recording in care plans.
• To store and administer medication, after appropriate training, for children keeping accurate and up to date records.
• Assist with moving and handling of children with restricted mobility, after appropriate training, including hoisting and use of mobility equipment.
• Regular use of aids to support communication and sensory impairment needs.
• Provide high level of diligence and surveillance for the child you are supporting, including personal hygiene, behaviour, nutrition, sensory and play needs, feeding back any new observations to the Leader
• Accompany children on trips, following procedures and policies, risk assessment and keeping them safe whilst providing high level of support
• Supporting children with eating and drinking as specified within their care plan and guidelines.
• To work as part of a team of Play and Youth Workers or volunteers to ensure that the service provided is high quality and appropriate for the children and young people who attend.
• To build positive and professional relationships with children and young people.
• To ensure the Health and Safety of children and young people and colleagues, above all, ensuring that Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at Risk policies are adhered to.
• To assist senior staff in the play or youth setting to ensure its smooth and reliable operation including setting up and packing down sessions.
• To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of activities, ensuring they are adapted where appropriate to be accessible to all children to the best of their abilities.
• To ensure that all materials, equipment and service spaces are maintained, kept safe and stored appropriately in line with current procedures
• Completion of paperwork logs of care provided and observations on childs day with outcomes achieved.

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about working for a charity and making a difference to the lives of disabled children and young people in our community and their Parent Carers. We provide an extensive training program to support your personal development.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.

PAY: £13.45 per hour (£8.00 for under 18s), p lus rolled up annual leave

BENEFITS:

• Real Living Wage for employees over the age of 18
• Be part of a long-standing and well-respected charity
• Discounted childcare for permanent employees
• Gym membership and free access to all leisure facilities for permanent employees
• Eligibility for Blue Light Discount Retail Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme

TO APPLY: Please scroll down the page to the application form.

YMCA East Surrey reserves the right to interview and appoint to this role as and when suitable candidates apply, so early application is advised.

Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.

Accessibility if you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us at [e-mail]

YMCA East Surrey requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adult’s barred lists) check, along with reference checks.

* Employment Question - Disability Play/Youth Worker (Surrey)

Have you reached compulsory school leaving age? * Required

Has a YMCA East Surrey employee referred you for this role? If so, please provide their name * Required

Have you ever worked at YMCA East Surrey before as an employee, agency worker or volunteer? * Required

Please tell us about any education and/or qualifications which are relevant to this role * Required

Provide us with information about how you meet the requirements of role as described in the Job Description. This may include experience in employment, education, training, volunteering or personal life. * Required

What experience do you have of working or living with someone with a disability or additional needs? * Required

Which location are you interested in working? * Required

What would your preferred working pattern be? * Required

* Equal Opportunities (Please note, recruiting managers do not see this information. If you are successful, when the HR team set up your employee record, they will import this data).

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Relationship Status * Required

What is your nationality * Required

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What is your age range? * Required

Do you consider yourself to have a disability as defined in the Equality Act 2010? * Required

* Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Do you have any convictions as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974?, If yes, confirm details * Required

* Right to Work

Do you require sponsorship to work in the UK? * Required

Do you have the right to work in the UK? (it is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have, or gain, permission to work in the UK.) If you are invited to interview you will be asked to provide your Right to Work in the UK documents * Required

* Reference Details

You must provide a minimum of two references covering at least three continuous years of employment.
One referee must be the line manager for the current or most recent employment.
If you do not have three years employment history you must provide an academic reference which covers three years.
References must be from an authenticated company email address.

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