Play & Youth Worker

ABOUT US 

Challengers is a charity dedicated to transforming the lives of disabled children and young people through the power of play. We provide inclusive, fun, and safe spaces across the South East where children aged 5–18 can make friends, enjoy new experiences, and develop vital life skills. Our unique non-exclusion policy ensures that every child, regardless of the complexity of their needs, is welcomed and supported. 

We have Play and Youth schemes 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 £14.80 per hour 

Work locations

We have Play and Youth vacancies in the following locations:

• Richmond

Hours

As a Play or Youth worker, you must commit to working the following depending on available vacancy:

• Every Saturday during term time.
• Dates in School Holidays.

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. 

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 Check and satisfactory references.    

Any other questions?

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

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Due to the demands of the role we require all Play/Youth Workers to be 18 or older.

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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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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.

Play Schemes

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

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

• Richmond Play

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:

• Richmond Youth
• Chichester Youth

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