Play and Youth Clubs Support Worker Chertsey, Surrey About Us White Lodge enables those with disabilities, their families, and their carers to lead fulfilling lives.
Supporting over 2,500 individuals across the country, we offer a diverse range of services for all ages and abilities.
Our wonderful site in Chertsey houses three specialist buildings, each with great facilities and services.
These include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, a specialist nursery, hydrotherapy, holiday clubs, personal support in the home, short breaks, fitness and rehabilitation.
We also offer many activities such as trips out, art, baking, swimming, and much more!
We are now looking for a Play and Youth Clubs Support Worker to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.
Shifts: - Term time evening clubs Mon-Fri 17:30-21:30 - All year-round Saturdays 9:30-16:45 or 10:30-17:45 - All year-round Sundays 9:30-16:45 - School Holidays Mon-Fri 9:30-16:45 or 10:30-17:45 The Benefits - Salary of £21,416.48 per annum - A culture of progression and development - 38 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) to support a healthy work/life balance If youre an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who loves working with young people, this is your chance to step into a fulfilling role with our dedicated organisation.
Joining our fantastic team, youll enable us to achieve our vision of a world which is inclusive to all, regardless of ability, making a difference to countless lives across the country.
We boast a comprehensive array of values that ENABLE our teams, stakeholders and services through Encouraging, Nurturing, Alliances, Believing, Listening and Excellence.
Whats more, we pride ourselves on our employee experience, many of our staff have exceptional lengths of service.
We are committed to inclusivity and over the years we have had many employees working for us who were previously attending our nursery and therapy services.
So, if youre ready to advance your career and join the team, wed love to hear from you!
The Role As a Play and Youth Clubs Support Worker, you will support children and young people by facilitating engaging play and leisure activities.
Collaborating closely with play and youth club supervisors, you will ensure the children and young peoples safety, promote their personal development and maintain a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.
You will be responsible for following all relevant policies and procedures, keeping accurate records, ensuring hygiene and safety standards and supporting young people with their personal care and comfort.
Additionally, you will: - Provide support during meals, considering dietary and cultural needs - Communicate any changes or concerns to senior staff Please note, due to our open and collaborative working environment and the nature of our work with children and adults with disabilities, all our office-based roles can experience periods of elevated noise levels and some elements of disruption.
About You To be considered as a Play and Youth Clubs Support Worker, you will need: - A desire to ensure disabled people have access to the same opportunities as others - An enjoyment of working with young people - Good play and engagement skills - A good level of IT literacy All staff are required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
Please make it known if you are on the DBS update service.
Other organisations may call this role Children and Youth Services Support Worker, Youth Club Support Worker, EYFS Support Worker, Childcare Support Worker, Care Support Worker, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistant, or Support Worker.
Webrecruit and White Lodge Centre are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if youre looking for an engaging and rewarding role Play and Youth Clubs Support Worker, please apply via the button shown.
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