Play and Youth Worker

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!

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.

We’re 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!

Rates of pay

We believe in paying our staff fairly for a days work and are proud to be an accredited as a Living Wage Employer, paying all of our staff the Real Living Wage.

We pay Play and Youth workers £10.90 per hour / £11.95 per hour (London weighting for Kingston and Richmond locations)

Work locations

We have Play and Youth schemes in the following locations:

• Basingstoke
• Chichester
• Eastleigh
• Farnham
• Guildford
• Kingston
• Richmond
• Winchester

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 half term.
  During school holidays (Summer and Easter), to work every day the scheme is running.
  Work all year round; Saturdays, half terms and school holidays.
• There are also some Family Fun Day sessions running on Sundays (in Farnham and Guildford) that staff have the option of opting into.

Benefits

• 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. 

Any other questions?

More details about the role can be found in the Job Description.

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Due to our safer recruitment policy, we require all of our scheme workers and volunteers to be aged 17 or older. However, we are allowing people aged 16 to apply if they are turning 17 within the next few months. Please select the option which applies to you.

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If you are under 18, please declare if you have had any prior involvement or current involvement with Social Services or any professional bodies that are associated with Children Services. Please note this information is regarded as highly confidential and will only be shared with our Safeguarding and HR Team.

Additional information

Disclosure declaration

The position for which you are applying potentially involves significant unsupervised contact with children and is therefore subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. This means that you must disclose details of any convictions, bindover orders or police cautions, warnings or reprimands, including those which are considered “spent” under the terms of the Act. Please use the Disclosure Form below only if this applies to you. This information will not be used to discriminate against you unfairly.

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If you have any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013) by SI 2013 1198, please complete the information below and return it with your application. This information will not be used to discriminate against you unfairly. For more information on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act please click here.

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Scheme selection

Please select all schemes that you would like to work/volunteer at. We ask that applicants for paid work are able to commit to the following: Every Saturday (term time) and/or Every Sunday (term time) and/or 1 evening per week (term time) and/or 3 days per week during school holidays. We ask volunteers to commit to the following for a reasonable period of 6 months or more: 1 or 2 Saturdays per month (term time) and/or 1 or 2 Sundays per month (term time) and/or 1 evening per week (term time) and/or 2 days a week during school holidays.

555 Project

For young people aged 8-18 years, some of which may be extremely vulnerable and may have been excluded from school setting. Runs Monday - Friday, 9am-3pm during term time only. Our 555 service is based in Farnham, Surrey.

Play Schemes

For children aged 4 - 12. Most Play schemes run Saturdays and School Holidays 9:30am-4:30pm.

Youth Schemes

For young people aged 13 - 18. Most schemes run Saturdays and School Holidays 9:30am-4:30pm.

Please indicate which scheme you would like to apply to work at: *

• 555 (Based in Farnham)
• Farnham Play & Youth
• Guildford Play & Youth
• Winchester Play
• Kingston Play & Youth
• Richmond Play & Youth
• Basingstoke Play & Youth
• Eastleigh Play & Youth

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• Wednesdays
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• Fridays

Farnham Play *

• Saturdays & Half Terms
• School Holidays

Guildford Play & Youth *

• Saturdays & Half Terms
• School Holidays

Kingston Play & Youth *

• Saturdays & Half Terms
• School Holidays

Richmond Play & Youth *

• Saturdays & Half Terms
• School Holidays

Eastleigh Play & Youth *

• Saturdays
• School Holidays

Basingstoke Play & Youth *

• Saturdays
• School Holidays

Winchester Play *

• Saturdays
• School Holidays

Please indicate which scheme you would like to apply to volunteer at: *

• Basingstoke Youth
• Chichester Youth
• Eastleigh Play & Youth
• Farnham Play
• Farnham Youth
• Guildford Play & Youth
• Kingston Play & Youth
• Richmond Play & Youth
• Winchester Play

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Important information

On the next few pages we will be asking for your education history, dating back to GCSEs (or equivalent) and your employment history. In order to process your application we need to have a full history from your secondary education to present day, including any gaps in your study or work. If you fail to provide a full history, your application may be rejected, this is due to the nature of our work with vulnerable young people, and the strict Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies we must adhere to.

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Challengers is committed to achieving a Play and Leisure service which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful or unfair discrimination. Our policy covers all aspects of our operations, including recruitment. Please complete this part of the form. This information will be used only in order to monitor our recruitment processes and prevent unfair discrimination on any grounds.

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