Play Worker (SEND)
Posting date: | 28 June 2024 |
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Salary: | £23,868 to £29,172 per year, pro rata |
Hours: | Part time |
Closing date: | 14 July 2024 |
Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
Remote working: | On-site only |
Company: | Barnardo's |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 19221 |
Summary
About the Service:
Our Include Me 2 Service is a short breaks service facilitating group sessions for children & young people aged 4 – 18 with a wide range of Special Educational Needs/disabilities offering them opportunities to get involved in play and leisure activities such as arts & crafts, cooking and trips out in the community whilst offering valuable respite to their families. We are a fun-loving team looking for an enthusiastic, happy and kind individual to join us as our Play Worker!
Location:
Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3PB
Working Pattern:
18 hours a week to include delivery sessions which run Monday's 4pm – 7pm, Thursday's 4pm – 7pm and Saturday's 10am – 4pm
Essential Requirements to evidence in your written application:
Experience of working with children & young people (gained either in employment or volunteer capacity)
Ability to work well as part of a team
Ability to communicate effectively with children & young people
Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding and the commitment to adhere to Barnardo's safeguarding & child protection policies/procedures.
Awareness of various factors impacting the families we work with such as poverty
Most importantly, you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with children & young people!
Some of the main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
To contribute to the planning of sessions and activities.
Delivering and recording group sessions.
Facilitating activities and days out.
To ensure the sessions run smoothly and our safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
To provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment for all our service users.
For more information about the role, please contact Emma Coupe - emma.coupe@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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