Salisbury, Wiltshire - MOD Boscombe Down
Circa £19,900 per annum pro rata
Fixed Term Contract until December 2021, Part time working 8 hours per week

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Airplay and Ben Club 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 & Ben Club provides children with the opportunity to participate in a range of arts and crafts, sports based activities, games, play and fun activities.

The successful candidate will be working 3:30pm to 6pm on Tuesdays and 3:30pm to 9pm on Thursdays during term time - during the holidays, flexibility is required to work day time hours.

You will make a difference by:

- Assisting in the delivery of appropriate range of youth work and play 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.
- Following safeguarding guidelines and report concerns using the correct procedure.

You will need:

- A Level 2 Youth Work qualification would be desirable but not essential.
- At least one-year 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.
- An understanding of youth work and child development.

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.