Positive Activities Support Worker

Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA; Tudhoe; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Birthday day off

Sick pay from start

25 days annual leave pro rata

Job summary

Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA) is recruiting for a 22.5 hour per week role based in Newhaven with Eastbourne delivery across Wealden. The post offers a pro rata salary of £27,291 – £28,962 per annum, dependent on qualification and experience, with a flexible, hybrid approach to delivery.

The role focuses on supporting Ukrainian guest children and young people, promoting health and emotional wellbeing through activities such as sports, arts and theatre, and forming groups where

Qualifications

• Experience of safeguarding and assessing needs of children and young people.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Identify, source and potentially fund activities to support Ukrainian guest children and young people.
• Coordinate with East Sussex delivery locations and communities in rural areas.
• Foster health and emotional wellbeing to reduce social isolation.

Skills

Safeguarding

Driver's Licence

Job description

22.5 hours per week, funded until 30 th September 2027 in first instance

Newhaven based with Eastbourne delivery, much of the cohort being mainly across Wealden area.

Salary range: £27,291 – £28,962 per annum pro rata, dependent on qualification, skills and experience

Working within our Community Development & Health Youth team, you will work closely with an identified cohort of Ukrainian guest children & young people. This is a predominantly outreach role where you will identify, source & potentially fund activities and support required to support this cohort’s health & emotional wellbeing, enabling them to become more integrated and reduce social isolation, especially when living in a more rural location. This might include access to sports, music, arts, theatre and other such acitivites. If a number of children & young people request or identify similar activities in a geography, you will help to create groups and fund opportunities for this to be realised.

With previous experience of Safeguarding, assessing need & monitoring the engagement of children & young people, you will have sensitivity to the specific needs of this cohort, as well as experience of holding excellent professional boundaries.

This role requires an enhanced DBS check. Being a car driver & owner is essential as many East Sussex delivery locations or participants are rural and not well served by public transport.

We are looking for people to join our team who have the qualities and skills we feel would most benefit our clients; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding. In return, we understand people want to work in a supportive environment with friendly colleagues. We offer a flexible, hybrid approach to delivery wherever possible, annual leave of 25 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay per year for planned operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your birthday!

The vacancy closes at 5pm on Sunday 27 th September 2026, with interviews to be conducted on Thursday 8 th October 2026 in Newhaven.