Sessional Ben Club Play Worker

Location Northallerton
Job Type Permanent
Salary Up to £20084 per annum
Reference 3981_1598261168

Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Circa £20,083.92 pro rata - £10.41 per hour
Hours - 2hrs per week

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

The role

Airplay and Ben Clubs 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. Ben Club at RAF Leeming provides children with the opportunity to participate in a range of arts and crafts, sports based activities, games, play and fun activities! Sessions are delivered on Thursday evenings during the school term time 4-5.30pm.

The successful applicant will work as part of team to deliver Play Work sessions as part of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund's Ben Club. Delivering a flexible, high quality play service that meets the needs of the children, aged 5-8, and their families.



You will make a difference by:

- Assisting in the delivery of appropriate range of play activities which are stimulating, engaging and creative.

- Working closely with parents to create and develop open and inclusive working partnerships which support the development of their children.

- Contributing to the planning, delivery and evaluation of high-quality play work sessions.

- Promoting good practice in a professional and inclusive manner.

- Being fully involved in all activities associated with the Ben Clubs provision.


You will need:

- A Level 2 Early Years Childcare Qualification or Play Work Qualification - Desirable.

- 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.

- The ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.

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

Interviews will take place on 15th September


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.