Young Carers Play and Activity Worker
3 weeks ago
Are you looking for a rewarding new career? Do you want to work for a local charity and help make a difference in your community? Join our fantastic team and help us support unpaid carers of all ages across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please call us on 0300 777 2722 and select 3 for General Enquiries.
**What We Can Offer You**
- Hybrid/flexible working
- Generous annual leave allowance (25 days + 3 days between Christmas and New Year + Bank holidays) with additional days for long service
- A supportive working environment
- Training opportunities
- Access to an employee assistance/wellbeing programme
- Pension scheme
- Annual eye test
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Job Title: Young Carers Play and Activity Worker
**Salary**: £12,825 per annum
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, to be worked flexibly (including some evening work)
Duration: Permanent
Location: Hybrid model, to be worked flexibly from home, or in the community, with occasional visits to our Bletchley Office as required.
**Job Aim**:
To support young carers access respite opportunities, helping them develop new skills, improve their confidence, and allow them time away from their caring role. You will lead in the planning, co-ordination and delivery of young carer’s clubs, groups and activities throughout the year in accordance with organisational budgets.
**Main Duties**:
- Develop programs, plan activities and other opportunities that positively impact upon the young carers’ social and personal developmental needs.
- Develop plans in a timely manner, in line with budgets set by your manager.
- Ensure you plan, deliver, record, monitor and evaluate your work.
- Provide activities that support growth of new friendships, new skills and provide fun and respite from the young person’s caring role.
- Develop positive and appropriate relationships with the young carers attending the club or activity.
- Lead on the practical aspects of setting up, delivering and clearing away clubs/activities.
- Use the database, Charity Log, to store relevant information and ensure carers are being invited to events etc.
- Write risk assessments for events and activities.
- Adhere to all our policies and procedures, including Safeguarding and Health and Safety.
- Assist with social media and website updates.
- Work cooperatively with the Fundraising and Communications team.
- Any other duties as reasonably required by Carers Milton Keynes.
**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
**Qualifications and Experience**
- Experience of working with young people (E)
- Effective communication skills (E)
- Ability to use IT and Microsoft packages to a reasonable level (E)
- Experience of working with vulnerable young people who might be difficult to engage and demonstrate challenging behavior (D)
- Youth work, play or sports coaching qualification (D)
- Demonstration of a commitment to equality and diversity (E)
**Other**
- Full driving license and access to own car for work purposes (E)
- Willingness to work flexibly (including working hours after school and in the evenings) when needed for planned events (E)
**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week
**Salary**: £12,825.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milton Keynes, MK3 6DP
Application deadline: 26/06/2023
Reference ID: YC PAW MK
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