Children's Holiday Camp Playworker

4 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Funtastic Kids LTD Full time

**Role for Summer Holiday Camps**

**Locations**:Springfield Primary School Primary School

**Rate of Pay**: From £10.50 per hour*, dependent on qualifications and experience.
- *For applicants aged 18+_

**Employment Details**:You must be able to work a **minimum of 18 hours per week** during the Summer Holidays (can be worked as a block or individually to suit you, half day shifts considered). The opportunity to work other future holidays will also be offered. You will be employed on a Fixed Term basis for the duration of each school holiday period you choose to work.

**Job Purpose**:

- To supervise groups of children and run activities as directed by the camp supervisor e.g. arts/crafts activities or sporting activities depending on experience
- To work within a team of coaches and playworkers to facilitate the activities to promote enjoyment and play of all children attending the camp, taking into account their different needs
- To ensure safeguarding policies are followed
- To ensure risk assessments and health and safety policies are adhered to
- To support and demonstrate fair and acceptable behaviour in the camp, promoting respect, tolerance and social skills
- To communicate appropriately with parents and visitors
- To ensure activities are run in accordance with the company’s expectations and opportunities are created to enhance language, communication and basic literacy and numeracy skills
- To ensure the camp setting is kept clean and hygienic throughout the duration of the camp under the direction of the camp supervisor

**Financial Accountabilities**: NONE

**Staff Responsibilities**:NONE

**Safeguarding statement**

We take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously, and we work hard to make sure our organisation has effective safeguarding systems in place. We expect everyone working in the organisation to share a common objective to help keep children and young people safe by contributing to:

- providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn, develop and play in
- identifying children and young people who are likely to suffer significant harm and taking appropriate action with the aim of making sure they are kept safe both at home and in the camp setting.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Knowledge/Qualifications**:

- NVQ Level 2 in Early Years, Playwork or Learning Support Assistant experience/ Sports Coaching is desirable.
- Good standard of general education e.g. GCSE English, Mathematics minimum Grade C

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Good communication skills and interpersonal skills, particularly when working with children
- Good observation skills
- Understanding of open-ended questioning
- Understanding of their role to assist and supervise pupils on particular tasks and the expected outcome of individual activities within the allocated timescale
- Confidentiality at all times
- Willingness to develop their own understanding of child development/playwork/coaching through training
- Work well within a team to promote positive outcomes for children

**Experience**:
Some experience of working with children in a school or play setting is essential.

**Personal Qualities**:

- Calm under pressure, patient, adaptable and energetic
- A caring and positive attitude
- A good listener and sensitive to children’s needs
- A sense of responsibility
- Positive behaviour management
- A good sense of humour
- Flexibility

**Special Factors**:

- Flexibility of working hours
- Be prepared to complete safeguarding training
- Be available to attend or complete annual training (before summer holiday camps commence)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £9.50-£12.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company pension

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

School type:

- Primary school

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/06/2024

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