After School Club Playworker

2 weeks ago

Chester, United Kingdom St Anthony's Clwb Hapus Out of School Childcare Club Full time

Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Senior Play Worker to join our team. As Senior Play Worker, your job purpose will be
- To develop and maintain an enriched, effective, flexible and stimulating play environment.
- To oversee planning for children and young people’s 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.

If you have a passion for working with children and promoting their development, we would love to hear from you. The core hours are 3pm - 5.45pm Monday to Friday during term-time as well as one additional hour a week for preparation.

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 classrooms.
- 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 people’s 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 and 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.
- Carry out day-to-day administration, record keeping, ordering and purchasing materials and equipment.
- Maintain appropriate records, registers and reports to ensure legal and regulatory requirements are met.
- Ensure that records and systems are maintained as determined by the management committee.
- Be responsible for the day-to-day financial administration of the Club.
- Be responsible for the collection and secure handling of fees.
- Work within agreed budgets as recommended by the management committee.
- Produce regular progress reports for the management committee.
- Attend internal and external meetings as necessary, to ensure the successful delivery and development of the service.
- Organise and conduct various fundraising activities as directed by the committee.

**Essential to the role**:

- Level 3 Playworker qualification
- A valid, enhanced DBS check (we will organise this for you).
- Safeguarding training or willing to undergo safeguarding training.
- Experience of working with school aged children aged 4-11.
- Experience of supervising staff or volunteers.
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the provision of Childcare for school age children.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals and organisations using a variety of different methods, verbal, non-verbal, electronic, written, etc.
- Ability to maintain systems and records for the effective administration and financial management of the provision.
- Knowledge of the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child
- An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities.
- An understanding of play and child development and the ability to meet children’s individual needs and a willingness to undertake and refresh training.
- Demonstrate a wide range of practical Playwork skills.

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

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 14.75 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

School type:

- Primary school

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/04/2024
Reference ID: Senior Playworker Clwb Hapus Saltney
Expected start date: 01/05/2024

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