Senior Youth Worker - Alloa, United Kingdom - Play Alloa

Play Alloa

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Alloa, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Description:
Senior Youth Worker

Post:
Senior Youth Worker

Place of Work:
Play Alloa Centre, Alloa

Responsible To:
Senior Session Coordinator

Purpose of Post

To take a leading role in the delivery of a range of high quality, creative, play and social opportunities for children, teenagers and adults with disabilities and additional support needs, with a view to raising confidence, self-esteem and resilience, and to manage a group of well trained, enthusiastic Sessional Staff and Volunteers.

Contract Basis:
Casual

Hours:3hrs per session

Pay:
£11.55 ph

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Areas

Session Delivery
Service Development
Staffing
Quality Assurance

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Session Delivery
To plan and run individual Play Alloa Sessions (as appropriate) in conjunction with the Senior Session Coordinator:

To provide a range of creative and inclusive play/social opportunities
To ensure a safe, secure and healthy environment

To have delegated responsibility for the management of Sessions, including:

Maintain consistent folders
Rotate toys and equipment
Ensure staff: SU ratios
Raise incidents and concerns
Manage session finances
Manage sessional staff and volunteers
Update risk: benefit assessments
Lead postsession reviews
Maintain Floor Books, session notice boards
Manage Deep Clean
Ensure Health & Safety incl. Food Hygiene, Fire Safety etc.

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Service Development:

To introduce new service users to sessions
To liaise with families and Carers
To maintain personal information of new and existing service users eg. medical, contact details etc.

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Staffing:

To manage staff during sessions
To manage volunteers/work experience/student placements during sessions
To record Staff disciplinary/grievance/concerns/incidents during sessions
To assist in the delivery of staff training as appropriate
To record and authorise staff holidays/sickness & other absence
To maintain adequate staff numbers for session delivery
To assist in the recruitment of new staff as required if requested
Shortlisting
Interviews
Decision Making

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Quality Assurance:

To complete regular internal QA system within Sessions
To update risk: benefit assessments as required
To ensure that activities are carried out within an equal opportunities framework
To ensure that activities are carried out within the playwork principles
To ensure that activities are carried out within Care Inspectorate/SSSC Guidelines
To ensure that all sessions adhere to statutory requirements

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NB: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them._

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 10 per week

Salary:
£11.55 per hour

Benefits: