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Employer:Scotland Yard Adventure Centre (known as The Yard)
Position:Support Worker
Salary:£13.65 an hour
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time
Work location:Edinburgh
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.
As a Support Worker, you will plan and deliver a range of inclusive, social, recreational and adventure play activities at The Yard.
Hours: Fridays and/or Saturdays 1.00pm to 6.30pm (Sessional Support Worker contracts also available)
Benefits: 32 days holiday per annum (pro rata – including public holidays), training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme
About the role:
As a Support Worker you will work to deliver inclusive, social, recreational play activities such as arts & crafts, indoor and outdoor play for children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs on a 1:1 basis.
About you:
Is creating fun and friendship your superpower?
If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.
This job is for you if you:
● Have experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities in a play or youth work setting (or in a home environment)
● Enjoy enabling children and young people to play and socialise in an inclusive way
● Can work in a flexible manner both on a 1:1 basis and as part of a wider team of Support Workers and Playworkers
● Are prepared to assist and undertake personal care with individual children, if required (which may include the use of hoists and / or additional equipment.)
How to apply:
To understand more about the role, please download our Respite Club Support Worker job description here: https://theyardscotland.org.uk/jobs/respite-support-worker-2/
Please complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form available on our website and return them to: jobs@theyardscotland.org.uk
(Please note, The Yard does not accept CVs)
The closing date to apply is Tuesday 24th March at 09:00am.
Interviews will be held Wednesday 1st & Friday 3rd April
We very much welcome previous experience working as: Play Worker, Support Worker, Care Worker, Pupil Support Assistant, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant and Voluntary Worker
Benefits:
● Company events
● Company pension
● Health & wellbeing programme
● Life insurance
● Sick pay
Work Location:in person
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APPLICATION PROCESS
If you’re interested in this role, check out more information on the OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE and apply now!!