Children and Yp's Sessional Worker - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Positive Participation Ltd
3 weeks ago
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Children and YP's Sessional Worker
Employed by:
Positive Participation LTD
Title:
Children and YP's Sessional Worker
Hours of Work:15-25 hours per week, during Wolverhampton school holidays only.
Salary:
£10.50 -£12 dependent on qualifications and experience
Overtime:
Taken as time off in lieu (TOIL)
Probation period:3 months
About Positive Participation
Positive Participation is an award-winning provider of mental health and wellbeing services for all age service users in Wolverhampton. We have been established since 2003. We offer conventional and culturally adapted mental health and wellbeing services for children, adults & older adults Dementia Services. We also deliver services for family and children's holiday activities.
Our objectives are to improve and prevent mental ill health, maintain wellbeing, provide social activities and a safe space for service users.
Our activities are available both face to face and over the phone, across the week including some evenings and weekendsPrinciple Tasks:
We are looking for positive upbeat staff to support and lead activities for HAF and #YES schemes. The position is for school holidays 3 to 5 days a week 9.30am-2.30pm Monday to Friday.
The post holder will need to be flexible as working times and dates could change dependent on Bank Holidays as well as the needs of the business.
Your role:
- Engage & encourage young people aged between 516 years to take part in activities.
- Lead activities such as Arts & Craft, Gardening, Sports, Dance and Cooking (this is not an exclusive list). Qualifications in these areas are advantageous but not essential.
- You will be responsible for leaving activity areas clean and tidy. Ensuring all resources used are accounted for and put away.
- Oversee and prepare Breakfast and Lunch club. Following procedures to manage food preferences and allergies.
- Children must always be accounted for, to monitor this you will be required to maintain and update an activity register.
- Adhere to all Health & Safety Procedures.
- Complete incident/accident reports.
- Provide support to young people and families through signposting.
Requirements:
- Health & Safety Level 2 qualification essential to role
- Safeguarding Children Level 2 qualification essential to role
- Applicant must hold the above qualifications or be willing to obtain them before their start date.
- As the job will only be during the school terms applicants must register for the DBS update service as DBS checks will be done at the start of each school holiday.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
School holiday delivery dates:
- (February #YES) Monday 20thFebruary
- Friday 24th February 2023
- Thursday 6th April 2023 & Tuesday 11th April
- Friday 14th April 2023
- Friday 2nd June 2023
- Friday 31st July 25th August 2023 & Tuesday 29thAugust
- Friday 1st September 2023
- Friday 3rd November 2023
This position may suit parents of children aged 5-16 on Free School Meals (FSM) as they can attend the activities for free.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Confidentiality (training will be provided) - Essential
Sports - Desirable
Gardening - Desirable
Arts & Craft - Desirable
Cooking - Desirable
Experience
Working with children - Desirable
Working in the community - Desirable
Supporting/delivering activities - Desirable
Qualifications
English & Maths level 4 and above or equivalent (GCSE C grade) - Essential
Safeguarding Children Level - Essential
Health & Safety Level - Essential
First Aid (Paediatric) - Desirable
Food & Hygiene Level - Desirable
Skills
Able to work as part of a team - Essential
Ability to interact with young people - Essential
Experience using MS Outlook, Excel and Word - Desirable
Ability to use your initiative - Desirable
Attitude
Willingness to undertake any necessary training - Essential
Ability to be flexible with working hours - Essential
Positive can-do attitude - Essential
Must be enthusiastic - Essential
Must be able to motivate young people to engage - Essential
Other
Clear Enhanced DBS Check - Essential
Job Type:
Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months
Salary:
£10.50-£12.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location:
One location
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