Casual Play Support Workers

30 April 2018
Casual
Casual
As and when required
Various - Countywide
Children and Families
£7.97 - £8.55 per hour. A Living Wage Allowance is payable on all hours worked to bring the pay rate for this post up to £8.45 per hour, the maximum rate of pay is £8.55 per hour

This is an exciting opportunity for suitably experienced Childcare/Teaching Assistant/Care Worker professionals to expand their working opportunities and join the Play for Disabled Children Service - Young People Service Supply Bank.

Opportunities include working on a supply basis at Holiday Clubs (Notts school holidays), Saturday Clubs and support to daytime and overnight residential short breaks

You will work within a specialist play setting alongside an experienced team providing and adapting play/youth opportunities to meet the requirements of disabled children and young people.

Supply Play Support Workers require experience and training maintained in their substantive role in the following disciplines:

  • Play, Childcare, Teaching Assistant, Youth or equivalent
  • Safe Handling of people
  • Behaviour Management (MAPA)

You will need to be available to work regularly, sometimes at short notice, be flexible, compassionate, be able to support and care for children/young people aged 5 – 17 years enabling them to access play, leisure activities and short breaks..

Due to the nature of the work, you should be aged 18 or over.

You will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

This is a rolling recruitment, interviews will be carried out on a regular basis as applications are received.


Please ensure you state your complete employment history from leaving school on your application form, any gaps (eg unemployment, education, career break) should be explained (this is an Ofsted requirement).



Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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