Children's Activity Leader

7 months ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom MoreLife Full time

**Job title**:Children's Activity Leader - Bank staff

**Location**:Bedfordshire& Milton Keynes (travel required)

**Hours**:Ad hoc hours (some evenings required)

**Reporting To**:Delivery Lead

**Key Relationships**:Engagement and Delivery Lead, Children and young people's services coordinator, Children weight management practitioners, referrals team

**The Role**:
MoreLife deliver Adults & Childrens Healthy lifestyle services in Bedford Borough, Central Bedford & Milton Keynes and are a leading expert provider of weight loss programmes for children, families and adults. MoreLife deliver non-surgical, clinically led weight management programmes for obese adults and children. Our specialist service takes a psychological approach to weight management, including behavioural change, dietary advice and guidance on physical activity. The programme mainly consists of regular group meetings.

The Activity Leader will gain invaluable experience and practical knowledge in the support of health and nutrition for children.

**Job purpose**:
Coach parents and children to identify and understand their current barriers to being active. Inspire the children by facilitating interactive and engaging activity sessions. Support individuals to set realistic goals in terms of changing behaviour and achieving positive healthy outcomes

**Key responsibilities**:

- Following the MoreLife curriculum, plan the activity sessions to be interactive and engaging, considering the needs of the members in the group.
- Facilitate Activity sessions that are developmentally appropriate and relevant for all involved
- Ensure an inclusive, fun, motivating and positive experience for all individuals and fellow staff
- Ensure a variety of experiences for the attendees, utilising a range of skills, activities, and approaches to the delivery of the sessions
- Ask open questions to assist individuals to set and achieve realistic personal goals that will remove barriers to change behaviours.
- Ensure activity sessions are delivered to a high standard and that participants and staff conduct themselves appropriate in sessions
- Effectively manage poor behaviour in children, with a particular focus to ensure children and peers recognise unacceptable behaviour such as bullying
- Adhere to the child protection procedures
- Ensure the punctual running of the programme
- Ensure children are not left unsupervised at any time

**For Essential & Desirable Criteria Please See attached document**

**Childrens Activity Leader (Bank Staff - updated).docx**

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