Play & Youth Worker

Disability Challengers; Guildford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Free DBS

Training courses

Pension & health care plan

Job summary

Disability Challengers in Guildford is seeking part-time Play/Youth Workers to support disabled children and young people, delivering inclusive fun in the community.

The role is Saturdays, term time and half term holidays, with DBS check required and provided free, and training offered. Salary £13.45 per hour under Real Living Wage.

Qualifications

• Payscale: Real Living Wage Employer (£13.45/hour).
• Location: Guildford on site for Play/Youth roles.
• Hours: Saturdays during term time and half term holidays.
• DBS: Free DBS before start; DBS process provided.

Job description

Employment Part-time, Permanent Salary £13.45 per hour Location Guildford Hours Saturdays in Term Time and Half Term Holidays

ABOUT US

Challengers is a charity dedicated to transforming the lives of disabled children and young people through the power of play. We provide inclusive, fun, and safe spaces across the South East where children aged 5–18 can make friends, enjoy new experiences, and develop vital life skills. Our unique non-exclusion policy ensures that every child, regardless of the complexity of their needs, is welcomed and supported.

We have Play and Youth schemes across the South East where we bring smiles and laughter to disabled children and young people, transforming their lives through the power of play.

We’re looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals who are dedicated to delivering inclusive fun for young people, so if you enjoy working in a busy, social environment this role could be perfect for you!

Rates of pay

We believe in paying our staff fairly for a days work and are proud to be an accredited as a Living Wage Employer, paying all of our staff the Real Living Wage.

We pay Play and Youth workers £13.45 per hour

Work locations

We have Play and Youth vacancies in the following locations:

• Guildford

Hours

As a Play or Youth worker, you must commit to working the following depending on available vacancy:

• Every Saturday during term time and Half Term Holidays.
• To work for an organisation who truly consider work life balance and have high expectations for our outcomes not only for those who use our services but for our teams as well.
• Free Training – We regularly invite all our staff to free training courses including Disability and Inclusion Awareness, Medication Administration, Safeguarding, First Aid, Makaton and more!
• Free DBS – As we require all staff to have a DBS before they start with us, we have decided to offer this free of charge.
• Pension & Health Care Cash Plan – All of our staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health health care plan.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job- There is no such thing as the perfect candidate. Challengers is a place where everyone can grow. We follow equal opportunities so however, you identify and whatever your background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.

Challengers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references.

Due to the demands of the role we require all Play/Youth Workers to be 18 or older.

The position for which you are applying potentially involves significant unsupervised contact with childrenand is therefore subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. This meansthat you must disclose details of any convictions, bindover orders or police cautions, warnings orreprimands, including those which are considered “spent” under the terms of the Act. This information will not be used to discriminateagainst you unfairly.