Early Intervention and Play Leader

**Looking for a new challenge? Come and Join the Sense Team**:
We have an **exciting opportunity** for you to join our **fantastic** Children’s Services team as an Early Intervention and Play Leader.

This is a **permanent **contract, working **37.5 hours per week** Monday-Friday with occasional weekend and evening hours.

The role is **hybrid working** from Home, the Sense Office in Wakefield and out in the Community in Leeds.

Our service provides information, guidance and support to children with complex disabilities aged 0-8 years and their families. We give families the **skills**, strategies and **confidence** to interact, build relationships and communicate with their child helping them to **have fun**, be happy,** thrive**, learn and **enjoy** the moment.

As an Early Intervention and Play Leader, you will provide** support** with all aspects of **developmen**t, including communication, interaction and **play**; developing and delivering face-to-face and online sessions based on the specific needs of children and their families.

You will ensure children with complex disabilities and their **families get the best possible start**

**We’re looking for applicants who have**:

- A recognised qualification in playwork, diploma in childcare, NNEB OR an equivalent NVQ level 3 qualification OR qualified by substantial successful experience.
- Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities in an education, health or social care setting.
- Proven experience of assessing and monitoring individual progress of children with complex disabilities
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- Full UK Driving License and use of your own car
- A detailed person specification can be found below

**Your duties might include**:

- To identify children and families within Leeds and the wider surrounding area that would benefit from early intervention and support.
- To provide a programme of online activities and resources for children and families
- To maintain accurate and up to date records
- To provide information and advice to families about the specific needs of their child.
- You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.

**Benefits**:

- ** 32 days of annual leave** including Bank Holidays
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance policy.
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- ** Headspace app**:

- Free DBS check if your role needs one.
- ** A £350 **refer-a-friend scheme.
- Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
- Ongoing development opportunities

**About Sense**:
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

**To apply**:
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.