Children and Young People’s Play / Youth Worker

Hours and Location of work

Our posts are based across East Surrey and West Sussex. Please be aware that we offer flexible hours or if you are interested in having set contracted hours each week this is something that can be discussed at interview. Applicants can apply to work across different areas of work, please make areas of interest clear in your application.

Area of work Locations Available hours

Disability Breaks • Reigate (YMCA Sovereign Centre, Term Time: Slipshatch Road, Reigate, RH2 8HA) Saturdays

• Epsom & Ewell, (Linden Bridge School, Sundays (Reigate Only) Worcester Park and YMCA Phoenix School Holidays: Youth Centre, Tadworth) Monday – Friday • Leatherhead, (Fox Grove School) • Crawley (Manor Green School) • Horsham (Queen Elizabeth II School) 09:30/10:00 – • Mid Sussex (Chailey Heritage School) 16:30/17:00

LifeWorks • YMCA Sovereign Centre, Slipshatch Term Time: Road, Reigate, RH2 8HA. (Term Time) Monday to Friday • YMCA Horley Young People & Family School Holidays: Centre (School Holidays) Variable hours usually • YMCA Phoenix Youth Centre, Tadworth 09:00-14:30 (Rebound only)

Out of School • YMCA Sports and Community Centre, Term Time: Childcare worker Princes Road, Redhill, RH1 6JJ Monday – Friday 07:15- • YMCA Sovereign Centre, Slipshatch 09:00 Road, Reigate, RH2 8HA. And 14:45-18:00 • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 School Holidays: 1EA Monday – Friday 07:45- • St John’s Primary school, Goodwyns 18:15 Rd, Dorking RH4 2LR (School holidays only)

Early Years - • YMCA Sovereign Centre, Slipshatch Term Time: Preschools Road, Reigate, RH2 8HA. Monday – Friday 08:30- • YMCA Merstham Hub Pre School, 15:00 Merstham Community Hub 2a 2b, Portland Dr, Merstham, Redhill RH1 3HY

Creche • YMCA Sports and Community Centre, Term Time: Monday, Princes Road, Redhill, RH1 6JJ Wednesday and Friday – 09:00-11:30

Party • YMCA Sports and Community Centre, Sundays: 12:00 – 17:00 Playworker Princes Road, Redhill, RH1 6JJ

Youth Worker • Reigate and Banstead including Horley, Usually Afternoon and Reigate, Redhill, Merstham and evenings weekday 3 hour Tadworth sessions between 3:30 and 9:30pm

Responsible to:

CYP Coordinators, Senior Coordinators and Managers

Responsible for:

N/A

Job Purpose:

To assist in the delivery of high-quality and exciting activities for a range of children and young people. To provide children and young people with enjoyable experiences which contribute to personal and social development.

Background to role

We have numerous opportunities to work with a long-standing and well-respected charity within the local community. If you have experience of working with children and young people and you want to make a meaningful difference to their lives while learning new skills yourself, we would love to hear from you.

Being a sessional worker is an excellent way to fit in a job around studies or other commitments as well as providing an opportunity to gain valuable experience to help with future carers.

More information about our services can be found on our website https://www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk/children/

Main Responsibilities:

• To participate in the safe delivery of YMCA East Surrey’s Children and Young People’s services
• To work as part of a team of Children and Young People’s support workers and volunteers to ensure that the service provided is high quality and appropriate for the children and young people who attend.
• To build positive and professional relationships with children and young people.
• To ensure the Health and Safety of children and young people and colleagues, above all, ensuring that Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at Risk policies are adhered to
• Work closely with children and young people to deliver a range of social, recreational and leisure activities to meet the needs of young people
• To supervise the activity environment to ensure physical and emotional/personal safety for all children and young people attending. This includes completing appropriate records of any accidents, injuries or incidents that may occur and any medication administered
• To assist senior staff in the play or youth setting to ensure its smooth and reliable operation including setting up and packing down sessions.
• To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of activities, ensuring they are adapted where appropriate to be accessible to all children to the best of their abilities
• To ensure that all children and young people upon their arrival are welcomed and feel comfortable and valued enabling the development and improvement of self-esteem, self-confidence and positive experiences
• To provide and supervise the hygienic provision of refreshments for the children/young people, recognising the principles of a balanced diet and the requirements of varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds and allergies
• To ensure that all materials, equipment and service spaces are maintained, kept safe and stored appropriately in line with current procedures
• Attend YMCA East Surrey staff meetings, training and staff development events, as appropriate, to ensure continuous professional competence and development
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities reasonably requested by the Coordinator, Senior Coordinator or Manager

Out of School Childcare specific

• To participate in the safe delivery of YMCA East Surrey Breakfast, After School and Holiday Clubs
• For After School Club; to be responsible for collecting a group of children from their school and either walking or accompanying them on the minibus back to the site

Disability Services Specific:

• Provide and supervise the hygienic provision of personal care, ensuring privacy, dignity at all time and recording in care plan.
• To receive medication from Parents/Carers, check, record and store safely following procedures.
• Administer, where necessary, after appropriate training, medication for children keeping accurate and up to date records.
• Assist with moving and handling of children/adults with restricted mobility, after appropriate training, including hoisting and use of mobility equipment.
• Provide high level of support for children/adults with complex needs, ensuring care plans and behaviour plans are understood and followed to meet individual needs.
• Regular use if aids to support communication and sensory impairment needs.
• Provide high level of diligence and surveillance for the child you are supporting, including personal hygiene, behaviour, nutrition, sensory and play needs, feeding back any new observations to the Leader.
• Accompany children/adults on trips, following procedures and policies, risk assessment and keeping them safe whilst providing high level of support.
• Supporting children/adults with eating and drinking as specified within their care plan and guidelines.
• Assisting children/adults to engage with activities providing appropriate support and help to achieve desired outcomes.

Youth Work Specific:

• Actively engage young people in a wide range of youth programmes that promote personal and social development while providing challenge and enjoyment
• Deliver information, advice, or guidance to young people helping them access more specialist advice where appropriate
• Record evidence from sessions with young people to help complete assessments of performance and quality

Party Specific:

• To be able to host the party family, to ensure their needs are catered for
• Ability to lead a large group of children with party games

Early Years specific:

• To support the children’s key workers with reporting the child’s progress and stages of development
• After appropriate training be able to observe children and write observations about their activities which are sent to parents and carers and contribute to assessing their development.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential Desirable How measured (application, assessment, interview)

Qualifications, Education & Training:

Introduction to safeguarding children X Application, and safeguarding adults or willingness Interview to undertake

Food hygiene training or a willingness x Application, to complete this Interview

Child Care/Youth Work level 2 / 3 or x Application, equivalent qualification (or working Certificates towards)

Relevant training in positive behaviour x Application, management, positive touch and Certificates epilepsy

First Aid qualification x Application, Certificates

Experience

Experience of delivering activities for X Application, children and young people. interview

Experience of positively managing X Application, children’s behaviour in various interview situations

Living or working experience with X x Application, children or adults with disabilities and interview additional needs Disability role only

Experience of planning, organising x Application, and carrying out tasks e.g. music, interview drama, art and cooking sessions.

Experience face painting x Application, interview

Experience of handling and x Application, administering medications interview

Experience working in an educational, x Application, or social care setting. interview

Abilities, skills, and attitude

Knowledge of Safeguarding Children x Application, and Adults at Risk practice or interview willingness to learn

Ability to always hold the well-being x Application, and positive development of children interview and young people as paramount.

Knowledge of the importance of play x Application, and youth work for children and interview young people’s development.

Demonstrate a positive attitude and x Application, can-do attitude interview

Commitment to equal opportunities, x Application, diversity and inclusion interview

Good communication skills x Application, interview

Ability to work independently and as x Application, part of a team interview

Ability to maintain safe working x Application, practices interview

Commitment to the YMCA’s Values, x Application, Aims and Purposes interview

Kind, Caring and committed to x Application, ensuring children’s needs are the interview highest priority

DBS check for working with children x Application, and adults at risk interview

Meet all criteria of Children Act 1989 x Application, and 2004 interview

Good record keeping skills x Application, interview

Willingness to work flexible hours x Application, interview

Car driver x Application, interview