Senior Playworker

_**The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this role. **_

**Senior Playworker**

**Fixed Term Contract 12 Months**

**Clybiau Sbort a Sbri, Newport**

**Full Time worked [Monday - Friday]**

**£24,000**

**24 day Annual leave (and statutory Bank Holidays)**

**Newport**
- "Galluogi defnyddio'r Gymraeg yng Nghasnewydd"_
- "Enabling the use of Cymraeg in Newport"_

Menter Iaith Casnewydd are looking for a new Senior Playworker Fixed term to work in it’s Clybiau Sbort a Sbri.

**Job Purpose**:

- To develop and maintain an enriched, effective, flexible and stimulating play environment.
- To oversee planning for children and young peoples play
- To oversee effective risk benefit management systems
- To ensure compliance with the daycare regulations, with regard to the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Child Care.

**Main Duties**:

- Ensure an enriched, effective, flexible and stimulating play environment in which children are able to play freely is provided.
- Co-ordinate and ensure collection of children from school/s
- Oversee Planning and preparation of play including activities, preparation of environment and resources, which meet their individual play needs.
- Build effective and honest relationships with children and young people and their parents/carers.
- Ensure risk assessments are carried out, where appropriate including undertaking risk:benefit assessments on children and young peoples play and supporting staff in this process.
- Making links with the wider community in order to provide a range of opportunities for children and young people and to support the understanding of children’s right to play
- Follow guidelines and procedures for Safeguarding as recommended by the registering authority.
- Follow and review Club policies and procedures including safeguarding, health and safety, behaviour, emergency procedures, confidentiality as approved by the registering authority.
- Ensure staff are following and engaged in policies and procedures and the review of these.
- Ensure appropriate supervision of children and young people throughout the sessions
- Administer First Aid as appropriate.
- Ensure collection of children and young people by parent/carers working with policy guidelines
- Ensure a range of suitable food and drink options are provided in line with policies and procedures
- Any other job relevant duty required by the committee/owner/manager

Menter Iaith Casnewydd is a not-for-profit community company that aims to increase the use of the Welsh language by the children and adults of Newport and to enable the people of Newport to live and work in Welsh.

Menter Iaith Casnewydd is committed to supporting the principles of equality of opportunity and recognises the benefits of attracting, retaining and stimulating a diverse and representative workforce.

**Uwch Gweithiwr Chwarae - Clybiau Sbort a Sbri Menter Iaith Casnewydd**

**Cyfnod penodol 12 mis**

**Llawn Amser [Dydd Llun - Dydd Gwener],**

**Cyflog £24,000**

**Gwyliau 24 diwrnod o wyliau ar ben gwyliau banc statudol**

**Casnewydd**

Mae Menter Iaith Casnewydd yn chwilio am Uwch-Weithiwr Chwarae i weithio yn ei Clybiau Sbort a Sbri.

**Pwrpas y swydd**:

- Datblygu a chynnal amgylchedd chwarae cyfoethog, effeithiol, hyblyg ac ysgogol
- Goruchwylio cynllunio ar gyfer chwarae plant a phobl ifanc
- Goruchwylio systemau rheoli budd risg sy’n effeithiol
- Sicrhau cydymffurfiad â’r rheoliadau ar ofal dydd, gan gyfeirio at y Safonau Gofynnol Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Gofal Plant a Reoleiddir.

**Prif ddyletswyddau**
- Sicrhau’r ddarpariaeth o amgylchedd chwarae cyfoethog, effeithiol, hyblyg ac ysgogol, lle gall y plant chwarae’n rhydd yn ôl yr hyn a ddarperir.
- Cydlynu a sicrhau y cesglir y plant o'r ysgol/ion.
- Goruchwylio cynllunio a pharatoi’r gweithgareddau chwarae, paratoi’r ardal chwarae a’r adnoddau, a fydd yn ateb eu hanghenion chwarae unigol.
- Meithrin perthnasoedd effeithiol ac onest gyda phlant a phobl ifanc, a’u rhieni/gofalwyr.
- Sicrhau bod asesiadau risg yn cael eu cynnal, a lle bo’n briodol yn cynnwys ymgymryd ag asesiadau risg: budd ar chwarae plant a phobl ifanc a chefnogi staff yn y broses hon.
- Creu cysylltiadau â’r gymuned ehangach er mwyn rhoi amryw o gyfleoedd i blant a phobl ifanc a chefnogi’r dealltwriaeth o hawl plant i chwarae.
- Dilyn y canllawiau a’r gweithdrefnau ar Ddiogelu fel yr argymhellir gan yr awdurdod sy’n cofrestru
- Dilyn ac adolygu polisïau a gweithdrefnau’r Clwb, gan gynnwys diogelu, iechyd a diogelwch, ymddygiad, gweithdrefnau brys, a chyfrinachedd fel y cymeradwyir gan yr awdurdod sy’n cofrestru.
- Sicrhau bod staff yn dilyn, ac yn ymgysylltu â’r polisïau a’r gweithdrefnau, a’u hadolygu.
- Sicrhau y goruchwylir y plant a’r bobl ifanc yn briodol drwy gydol y sesiynau.
- Gweinyddu Cymorth Cyntaf fel y bo’n gymwys.
- Sicrhau y cesglir y plant a’r bobl ifanc gan rieni/gofalwyr yn gweithio o fewn y canllawiau polisi.
- Sicrhau y darperir