Play Support Worker

5 months ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Achieving for Children Full time

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Play Support Worker - The Moor Lane Centre, Chessington

Basic starting hourly rate £13.52 plus a top up paid annual leave contribution (instead of annual leave days)

The role is based at The Moor Lane Centre, Chessington.

As a Play and Leisure Assistant for Achieving for Children, you will assist the group leader in providing a safe, stimulating and enjoyable play or leisure environment for children and young people with a disability. You will encourage children to have a voice, participate in group activities, to develop intellectual and social skills, and also encourage them to use various resources and experience a range of activities. 

Short breaks provide support to young people who have a disability and live in the Kingston and Richmond boroughs. We run group sessions after school, weekends and holidays. We also provide support in the community on a one to one basis plus assist young people in mainstream clubs to enable them access those clubs. Groups use our centres as well as go out into the community for trips out. This is a Zero hours contract however there is scope to build up regular hours within the service.

Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Moor Lane, KT9 Appointment type Casual Business area Children's Social Care Full time/Part time Zero (casual) hours Salary from £25,382 (SCP01) Salary to £26,238 (SCP03) Hours 0 Estimated Interview date/s Notified within the month of submission Ref No 1661 Documents
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About the role

Listen and ensure the voice of the child / young person is being shared Supporting children with disabilities Play engaging and preparation of activities Supporting our young people with personal care, feeding, moving and handling needs Responsible for keeping the environment safe, organised and clean Making a welcome environment for all Able to work independently as well as part of a team Support with administration of medication, emergency medication or similar (only once trained)  Awareness of safeguarding and to follow our safeguarding policies and procedures To be expected write up reports associated with the days events Expected to follow localised policies and procedures whilst adhering to Achieving for children Policies and procedures

If you have any questions about the position please email the team at 

About you

Interest and experience of supporting children and young people Great communication skills Team Player Able to work after school, weekends and holiday periods.  Be friendly, welcoming and engaging. Be flexible, resilient and calm

Recruitment processes (If successful)- HR requirements for safer recruitment

5 years of work/ education professional references (note; Professional email address only) Completion of Occupational Health - (This is to enable us to be able to support you safely in the workplace)  DBS check from Achieving for Children to be carried out we do accept DBS’s on the update system)

About our benefits

Training: Induction, Moving and handling, Safeguarding levels 1 - 3 and First Aid training to mandatory and other specific training options available based on need and requirements. Support services, access to our counselling service, which is a private and confidential support service for our workers. Refer a friend: When you are working for us, you can refer a friend to our service and once they have completed the refer a friend working period you can be sent a £50 voucher for a shop of your choice.  Can work in Variety settings, as we have two locations/bases as part of Achieving for Children Kingston and Richmond services.  Flexible working hours. We have times when we need to support our young people but we can work with you to provide flexible working to fit in around our needs and your availability. Socials- Get togethers at each centre plus Kingston and Richmond socials.  Plus additional ad hoc perks that come up over the year.

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC:  Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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