Henlow, Bedfordshire
Circa - £10.52 per hour
Hours - 6hrs per week, Permanent Part Time, Wednesday and Thursday 1730-2030, Overtime available in school holidays
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
Airplay is the RAF Benevolent Funds £24 million youth support programme for RAF families, providing a huge range of facilities, equipment and activities for children and young people.
Airplay Youth Support at RAF Henlow provides young people with the opportunity to participate in a range of arts and crafts, sports based activities, competitions, games, trips and residentials. Sessions are delivered in evenings during the school term and daytime and residential activities are offered during school holiday periods.
The successful applicant will work as part of team to deliver Youth Work sessions as part of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund's Airplay Youth Support Service. Delivering flexible, high quality activities that meets the needs of the young people aged 8-18, and their families.
You will make a difference by:
- Assisting in the delivery of appropriate range of youth work activities which are stimulating, engaging, challenging and creative.
- Maintaining effective working relationships and channels of communications with colleagues, children, young people and families.
- Contributing to the planning, delivery and evaluation of high-quality youth work sessions.
- Promoting good practice in a professional and inclusive manner.
- Being fully involved in all activities associated with the Youth Clubs provision.
You will need:
- A Level 2 Youth Work Qualification would be desirable but not essential
- At least one-years experience of delivering face to face activities with young people both individually and in groups.
- The ability to engage with children, young people, their families and carers maintaining and appropriately ending relationships.
- An understanding of the issues relating to children and families from military communities.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
For more information, please contact Neil Birkett on 07741660390 or email
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
