Playworker
| Posting date: | 07 May 2024 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO1 2AL |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3507 |
Summary
Salary: Band 5 - £24,362 - £26,073 p.a. (£19,752 - £21,140 pro rata)
Permanent
30 hours per week on annualised hours contract usually working a rota between 18 and 37 hours per week including weekends and evenings. Peak demand for service is during school holidays with no more than equivalent of 5 days leave to be taken in the summer holidays and no more than equivalent of 10 days leave to be taken in school holidays per leave year. The service is open Monday to Saturday including Bank Holidays. A limited amount of 6 day/week working is required to ensure rota cover.
You may be working from any of our 6 Adventure playgrounds which are located between PO1 - PO6.
Link to PYC website - https://www.pycportsmouth.co.uk/play
What is the role?
You will be organising and running activities for children aged 6 - 13 and families on a council run Adventure Playground. Activities include arts and crafts, games, sports and other creative activities. You will be engaging and communicating with children from varying backgrounds as well as interacting with their parents and your own colleagues. You will also be responsible for ensuring the sites are a safe environment for children to play in and report any potential dangers.
You will be supporting the Adventure Playground staff team to develop the play facility
having regard for the needs of local children and in line with PCC policies & procedures.
Who is the person?
You need to:
1. Be aged 16 or over as this is a requirement for the role.
2. Be able to relate to younger people aged 6 - 13 years. Previous experience working with children would be an advantage.
3. Be self-motivated and have enthusiasm to support physical and creative activities for children.
4. Be able to deal with conflict and work well under pressure.
5. Have good communication skills in talking to a wide range of people including children, parents, and colleagues. The ability to provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the role.
6. Be a team player who can work in small teams effectively.
7. Demonstrate an understanding for Safeguarding children in this role.
8. Be aware of the relevant Health and Safety regulations.
9. Having a qualification in Play Work would be advantageous but not essential.
10. Be flexible to work across all of the Council Adventure Playgrounds.
How to apply?
You must provide a personal statement explaining why you meet the person specification as listed in the 10 points above. Please attach your personal statement in the 'Supporting Documents' section when you apply. You should also upload a CV with your personal statement.
If a personal statement is not provided in your application you are unlikely to be shortlisted for interview.
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Closing date: 29th May 2024
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- A generous pension scheme
- Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
- A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
- Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Potential to purchase additional annual leave
- Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans