Holiday Playscheme Worker - HAWKER

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Job description

The YMCA St Paul's Group are looking to recruit a Holiday Playscheme Worker to work 40 hours per week 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday during the School Holiday Time only.

As the Playscheme worker your role will be to work as part of the Children and Family Work Department in providing a programme of school holiday activities and care for children.

Duties will include:

• Provide a safe and stimulating environment for the children through a range of appropriate activities, ensuring that they are age appropriate.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with all children in the holiday play scheme.
• Take an active role in activity planning and preparation of the play provision.
• Ensure that behaviour management strategies are consistent with those of the organisation.
• Relate to, and communicate effectively with parents and carers regarding the setting and care of their child.
• Help promote effective teamwork in conjunction with other staff and volunteers.
• Take an active role in activity planning and preparation of the holiday play scheme.
• Able to proficiently use IT systems, including working with databases, Microsoft office, email, internet
• Attend all relevant training and development programmes. This is to include food handling, paediatric first aid and child protection
• Attend all relevant cross departmental, and Corporate Office meetings as and when required.
• Adhere to the Children and Family Work Department's Policies and Procedures.
• Undertake all duties with regard to the Association's Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy and other policies and procedures adopted by the Association.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by line manager

If you feel interested in the post then please get in touch for the details to apply

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