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Play Worker London, England

Clarion Housing Group

Full Time London, England 16.43 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

Salary: £16.43 per hour

Hours: Casual

Contract Type: Zero Hour Contract

We’re currently looking for an experienced Play Worker for our Roman Road Adventure Playground in Bow, London, E3.

You’ll have the ability to work 3pm - 7pm weekdays during term time, 12-5pm on Saturdays and 12-5pm during school holidays. You must have a qualification and experience of working with children age 6-15 on an Adventure Playground.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work as part of a team and share responsibility for planning play activities to create a high-quality stimulating environment offering a range of play opportunities. The role may involve delivering play sessions with and for other community development projects run by Clarion Futures.

You’ll deliver high quality inclusive play work sessions under pinned by the play work principles and informed by play work theories and practice. The post involves talking to parents, carers, and the wider community about the project, involving them in session delivery and sustainability, being always an advocate for play.

What you’ll need

The ideal candidate will have a minimum qualification of Cache/ NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Play work or JNC recognised qualification in youth and Community work. Along with the aability to provide and facilitate high quality play experiences, you’ll have eextensive experience working with young people aged 6-15 in a playful setting.

You’ll have a good understanding of and commitment to good quality play with a basic awareness of health and safety practices.

As you can imagine, the full job description includes lots more detail so do check it out –

Play Worker

If this sounds like a match to your skillset, we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: Tuesday 6th June 2023 at midnight.

Interviews will be held the w/c 19th June 2023 at our Roman Road Adventure Playground.

Please submit a CV and answer the competency question summarising your experience for the role whilst addressing the essential criteria in the role profile.

Candidate Application Guidance

This post is subject to an Enhanced Child plus CBL criminal record check.

Applicants must be able to travel across regions as required.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in the UK for the duration of your employment.

Clarion Futures

Clarion Futures is our charitable foundation. We work together with partners to make a positive difference to the lives of people living in Clarion homes and communities.

Our work is centred on providing our residents with the tools and support to help overcome any challenges they face. Every year we support thousands of people into work and provide people with help in managing money, gaining and developing digital skills and contributing to the life of their communities.

We’re a partner of choice for organisations ranging from FTSE companies and government departments to local charities and social enterprises. With more than 350,000 residents, our size and reach gives us a presence that few other charities can match.

In 2021/22, we invested £16.3 million into our work with residents and communities, generating more than £123m in social value, making the work of Clarion Futures one of the biggest social investment programmes in the UK.

www.clarionhg.com/charitable-foundation

Diversity and Inclusion

We want Clarion to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Clarion an inclusive place to work.

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