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JOB TITLE:Play Worker
DEPARTMENT: Service Team
LOCATION: Winchester
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
SALARY RANGE: £12.00 Per Hour
HOURS PER WEEK: Hours vary for different schemes - Saturdaysduring term-time, as well as Easter/Summer holidays
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? Were 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.
Were 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 school holidays.
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.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job- There is no such thing as the perfect candidate.Challengers is a place where everyone can grow.We follow equal opportunities so however, you identify and whatever your background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.
Challengers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS checkand satisfactory references.
We are looking for the right person, so applications will be assessed as they come in and interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
