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People are core to our success at Challengers, and we are privileged to work with colleagues who care passionately about our vision.
We’re committed to putting people at the heart of everything we do, and want our colleagues to come in feeling excited to be at work.
Simply put, Challengers is an incredible place to work. No two days are the same, and its an opportunity to make a real difference to disabled children and their families.
Don’t just take our word for it…see what our staff have to say about working here!
Whether you’re looking for an office based role, or prefer to work with children and young people, one thing is for sure – working at Challengers is exciting, rewarding and unlike anywhere else. Here are some of the benefits of working with us:
- We are a Real Living Wage employer
- We offer 31 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) pro rata, with extra for long service and after your first year of service you’ll get your birthday off! We believe in true flexibility, so apart from our Christmas break where we shut down, you can choose whether to book Bank Holidays off or work them – enabling you to use your annual leave when it best suits you.
- We encourage an open feedback culture so our colleagues are engaged.
- We have a range of development options to support continuous personal growth.
- All staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health care plan.
- Each year at our annual Staff Party we hold Staff Awards recognising best practice examples of the Challengers Approach (our values) in action.
Current vacancies:
Play and Youth Leader
- Employment
- Permanent
- Salary
- £15.44 Per Hour
- Location
- Kingston Play and Youth KT3 3RZ
- Hours
- 8 hours per week in term time on Saturdays, plus admin hours (9-5). Mon-Fri (9-5) in the holidays and half terms. Saturdays in term time, and weekdays during Easter and Summer Holidays.
Challengers is searching for an engaging and playful Leader to join our Kingston Schemes. Supported by our dedicated team of Service Managers, you will plan and deliver a range of exciting and engaging activities for disabled children and young people.
Kingston Play and Youth Deputy Leader
- Employment
- Permanent
- Salary
- £14.06 per hour
- Location
- Kingston Play and Youth KT3 3RZ
- Hours
- Saturdays, half terms and Easter and Summer holidays
Challengers is searching for an engaging and passionate Deputy Leader to join our Kingston Play & Youth Schemes. Supported by our dedicated team of Service Managers, you will plan and deliver a range of exciting and engaging activities for disabled children and young people.
555 Support Worker
- Employment
- Permanent Term time (39 weeks a year)
- Salary
- £12.00 – £12.50 per hour
- Location
- Guildford
- Hours
- 30 hours a week
Are you passionate about delivering a high quality alternative provision for children and young
people aged from 8 to 19 years old and eager to be part of an exciting new chapter? We’re excited
to announce the expansion of our 555 service, and we’re looking for dedicated staff to join our
new team in Guildford!
555 Senior Support Worker
- Employment
- Permanent Term time (39 weeks a year)
- Salary
- £13.13 per hour
- Location
- Guildford
- Hours
- Up to 30 hours a week – this can be flexible
Are you passionate about delivering a high quality alternative provision for children and young people aged from 8 to 19 years old and eager to be part of an exciting new chapter? We’re excited to announce the expansion of our 555 service, and we’re looking for dedicated staff to join our new team in Guildford!
Room Leader
- Employment
- Permanent, Term Time (39 weeks a year)
- Salary
- £24,000 – £27,000 FTE, actual £20,868.72 – £23,476.62 depending on experience
- Location
- Farnham
- Hours
- 36 hours a week
Challengers is searching for an engaging and passionate Room Leader to join our Farnham Pre-school. Supported by our dedicated team of Service Managers, you will plan and deliver a range of exciting and engaging activities to a group of inspiring children aged 2-5.
Play and Youth Worker
- Employment
- Part-time, Permanent
- Salary
- £12.00 per hour / £13.15 per hour (London weighting for Kingston and Richmond locations)
- Location
- Various locations across the South East – Basingstoke, Winchester, Chichester, Eastleigh, Farnham, Guildford, Kingston and Richmond
- Hours
- Every Saturday during term-time, Monday – Friday during Easter and Summer holidays, as well as half terms and the Christmas period.
Looking for a fun, varied role which provides the ultimate job satisfaction? We’re searching for friendly and enthusiastic people to join our team as Play and Youth workers across all our locations in the South East.
Minibus Driver
- Employment
- Part-time
- Salary
- Voluntary
- Location
- All schemes from Eastleigh to Richmond
- Hours
- Saturdays and Holidays (ad-hoc, depending on availability)
Challengers is looking for a friendly volunteer minibus driver to help transport children and young people from Challengers schemes to activities. Hours will be on an ad-hoc basis, driving for different services when needed.
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At Challengers we’re committed to looking after our team, as we know that our people underpin everything we do. The ongoing increases to the cost of living affect everyone, so we are delighted to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation for our commitment to paying the Real Living Wage.
Gennie Dearman, CEO