Job Description
JOB TITLE: Play & Youth Worker
DEPARTMENT: Service Team
LOCATION: Richmond
CONTRACT TYPE: Part Time – SATURDAYS ONLY.
SALARY RANGE: Starting From £11.95
HOUR PER WEEK: 8 Hours Per Week – Saturdays 9:30am - 5:30pm.
BENEFITS - What is in it for you?
- 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!
- Discounts - We have access to deals and discounts at multiple online and high street stores where you can save money on tech, finance, travel, fashion & beauty.
- 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 our staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health health care plan.
ABOUT US-
Challengers are a voluntary sector organisation providing play and leisure services to disabled children and young people across Surrey, Hampshire and in Richmond, Kingston, and Chichester.
Our values are to be Accountable, Ambitious, Inclusive, Playful and Trustworthy, if these resonate with you find out more here
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES –
Challengers is searching for some engaging and passionate Play & Youth Workers to join our Richmond Play & Youth Schemes. Supported by our dedicated team of Service Managers, you will play and engage in a range of exciting and engaging activities, working directly with disabled young people. Your role is to ensure the young people who attend our schemes have as much fun as possible in the safest way possible.
You’ll be great if you:
- Are energetic and enthusiastic
- Enjoy being playful and working with children
- Have experience with working with disabled young people – although this is not essential as we provide you with thorough training.
- Are resilient
- Have a sense of joy
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
Close date: 31st May 2023
Interview date: 6th June 2023
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 8 per week
Salary: £11.95 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends only
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Richmond upon Thames, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/05/2023
Reference ID: Richmond Workers - May 2023