Overview
Zero Hours: Various Hours available (Saturdays, after school hours and school holidays). The Disabled Children's Short Breaks and Outreach Service provide short break sessions for children after school, during weekends and during school holidays. Are you enthusiastic and would like to work with our wonderful children? We are looking for staff that will support qualified centre staff and also lead and facilitate short break sessions to provide children with safe fun and challenging activities. You will be working with children aged 4-19 with a broad spectrum of needs.
Responsibilities
* Directly support children attending the Disabled Children's Short Breaks and Outreach Service.
* Assist in the setting up and putting away of activities/equipment during sessions.
* Where necessary to plan and lead sessions (dependant on qualification) taking responsibility for children and staff.
* Assist in maintaining the play area; ensuring safety, cleanliness and providing an enriching learning environment for our children.
* Develop positive relationships with the children and young people who attend our services.
* Engage and support children and young people in social, recreational decision making opportunities.
* Support the developmental needs of the children and young people accessing our service.
* Work effectively with colleagues to provide a safe and stimulating environment for the children and young people accessing our service.
Qualifications
It is desirable for successful candidates to hold a Level 3 childcare qualification, but not essential. Successful applicants will have previous experience of direct work with disabled children.
Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
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