Play and Youth Worker

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom Challengers Full time

**JOB TITLE**:Play and Youth Worker

**DEPARTMENT**:Service Team

**LOCATION: Richmond**

**CONTRACT TYPE**:Permanent

**SALARY RANGE**:£13.15 Per Hour

**HOURS PER WEEK**:Hours vary for different schemes - Saturdays during term-time, Monday - Friday during Easter and Summer holidays, as well as half terms and the Christmas period.

**ABOUT US-**
- Challengers is a voluntary sector organisation providing play and leisure services to disabled children and young people across Surrey, Hampshire and in Richmond, Kingston, and Chichester._
- Our values are to be Accountable, Ambitious, Inclusive, Playful and Trustworthy, if these resonate with you find out more here (add link)_

**Looking for a fun, varied role which provides the ultimate job satisfaction?** We’re searching for friendly and enthusiastic people to join our team as Play and Youth workers

We have Play and Youth schemes in 8 different locations across the South East where we bring smiles and laughter to disabled children and young people, transforming their lives through the power of play.

We’re looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals who are dedicated to delivering inclusive fun for young people, so if you enjoy working in a busy, social environment this role could be perfect for you

For a full job description - Please see the website.

**Hours -**As a Play or Youth worker, you must commit to working the following:

- Every Saturday and every day the scheme is running during the half term.
- During school holidays (Summer and Easter), to work every day the scheme is running.Work all year round; Saturdays, half terms and school holidays.
- There are also some Family Fun Day sessions running on Sundays (in Farnham and Guildford) that staff have the option of opting into.

**BENEFITS -**

As a Challengers employee, you will benefit from
- To work for an organisation who truly consider work life balance and have high expectations for our outcomes not only for those who use our services but for our teams as well.
- Free Training - We regularly invite all our staff to free training courses including Disability and Inclusion Awareness, Medication Administration, Safeguarding, First Aid, Makaton and more
- Free DBS - As we require all staff to have a DBS before they start with us, we have decided to offer this free of charge.
- Pension & Health Care Cash Plan - All of our staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health health care plan.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £13.15 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- Every weekend
- Holidays

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Richmond (Greater London, Greater London Region): reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have any convictions, including those considered 'spent' under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, please give details.
- Are you 18 or over?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Workers - 2025

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