Play Worker
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Play Worker
Responsible to: YPlay Manager
Location: Willow Trees Community Centre
Our holiday club is now looking for a Play Workers for the Holidays 2023 with the prospect of more hours in the following holidays.
Do you enjoy working with children and are ready to work in a friendly & supportive environment?
We now recruiting for our holiday club based at Willow trees Community centre in Redditch, you will have responsibility for a group of children within the holiday club.
The perfect candidate must be reliable, enthusiastic, honest, and most importantly enjoy working with children. Working with a team of play workers supervising the children, ensuring their safety at all times. From 3-11 years old in group play settings.
We deliver high quality safe fun activities and games. Ensure activities are delivered according to the programme set out, Encouraging all children to take part and have as much FUN as possible.
Enthusiasm and ability to engage in all manner of activities, including sports, craft activities, science projects and much more fun activities! Full training will be provided. You must be fun and outgoing!
Experience - Essential
- Experience of working with children from 3 years -12 years of age.
- Experience in delivering multi sports activities or within childcare
Qualifications – Desirable
- A paediatric First Aid qualification or we would be happy to obtain this paid by YMCA Worcestershire
- DBS Check would be essential for the job and can be obtained by YMCA Worcestershire, you will need to have the correct documentation available in order to process a DBS
- A passion for working with children
- Hours between 8am-5pm Monday - Friday
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £10.42 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Holidays
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 03/04/2023
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Civic, Welfare & Social Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Play Worker roles across YMCA Worcestershire's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Civic, Welfare & Social Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £10 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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