Play Worker

7 months ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone Full time

**Job Role: Play worker**

**Accountable to: Team Leader (Juniors)**

**About Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone**:
Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone is a 21st century youth hub located at the heart of Blackburn and a dedicated site in Darwen, open to young people aged 5 to 25 years old, aiming to change the prospects offered to young people in the area. Our vision is to be at the heart of the community, collaborating to create a more cohesive and prosperous Blackburn and Darwen.

We are one of the leading youth organisations in Blackburn, with a membership of over 2,500 young people. We are open 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year and offer over 40 different activities and opportunities in our open access youth club.

**Context of Role**:
**Main Responsibilities**:

- To plan and deliver a play and activity programme ensuring that it inspires and motivates Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone members.
- Ensure your programme and practise is always fully inclusive, safe, exceptional, cost effective and relevant to the needs of our members.
- To work as part of the Play Work team taking an active role in developing strategies to engage and retain members including outreach and detached work where required.
- To promote and communicate, with passion and belief, Blackburn Youth Zone’s Universal Play Work offers members, potential members and their parents / guardians.
- To develop and maintain professional and appropriate relationships with children and young people.
- Follow up any developmental work needed with young people to the team leaders.
- Ensure that our members maintain a high standard of behaviour and discipline during sessions in line with our respect policy.
- record and evaluate the sessions each night, involving young people in the evaluation process.
- Encourage young people to actively participate in decision making processes and structures.
- Work flexibly to ensure the needs of our members are met, working with partner agencies where appropriate support needs specific intervention.
- To have responsibility and commitment to safeguard the welfare of children and young people at all times, identify and manage risks effectively.
- Promote social integration and inclusion, and proactively challenge any prejudice and discrimination.
- Adhere to Blackburn Youth Zone policies and procedures at all times with particular emphasis on equal opportunities, health and safety and safeguarding.
- Promote a positive image of Blackburn Youth Zone through professional operation and conduct with all our stakeholders and the general public.
- Support the delivering participation programmes that develop Young People's skills and confidence to actively influence decisions that affect them within BYZ and the wider community.

**Measurable Outputs**:

- Feedback on delivery from young people through consultations.
- Engagement and delivery attendance through activity registers.
- Programme planning and submission.
- Submission of CFC.

**Person Specification**:
**Education/Training/Qualifications**
- Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C or above. _(Essential)_
- Play Level 2 or equivalent. _(Desirable)_
- First Aid. _(Desirable)_

**Experience**:

- Experience with working with young people ages 5 to 12 both in groups and individually. _(Essential)_
- Experience of delivering sports and / or arts activities and / or targeted personal development programmes. _(Essential)_
- Face to face delivery with young people aged 5 to 12 years old. _(Essential)_
- Experience of working in an outreach or detached setting
- Experience of working in a team and alongside volunteers
- Planning and delivering a programme of youth work activities. _(Essential)_

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Strong commitment to young people and ability to engage and build positive relationships with disengaged young people. _(Essential)_
- Ability to use initiative in decision making and resolving problems. _(Essential)_
- Good organisational skills. _(Essential)_
- Ability to adhere to and maintain effective relationships with young people, staff, parents, carers and other colleagues within appropriate professional boundaries. _(Essential)_
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of children (evenings, weekends, residentials). _(Essential)_

**Knowledge**
- Understanding of the principles of good youth work practice. _(Essential)_
- Ability to identify and challenge discrimination and discriminatory behaviour, taking appropriate action as necessary. _(Essential)_
- Understanding of issues affecting young people’s lives. _(Essential)_
- Knowledge and understanding of Working Together to Safeguard Children & Young People. _(Essential)_
- Ability to work in accordance with national, local and organisational Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and procedures. _(Essential)_
- Ability to identify and appropriately respond to cases of potential or actual child abuse. _(Essential) _Between

**Working hours**

This role is a full time role working 37.5 ho

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