Play Worker - Part Time
Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Play Worker- Part Time
Blacon Adventure Playground, Chester
£14,264- £14,706 per year
- 5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join the Venny Team as a Play Worker at the Blacon Adventure Playground in Chester. The role involves farm duties including feeding, grooming and maintaining animals, cleaning pens and general cleaning as you go as well as supervise and engage with the children and young people who visit the playground.
The role of Play Worker will include:
- Supporting the provision of safe, creative, and appropriate play opportunities and educational programmes
- Developing and maintaining effective relationships with children, young people and their parents/carers
- Assisting in planning a wide range of inclusive activities to meet the needs of groups
- Promoting and supporting the safeguarding of children and young people observing the relevant policies
Skills and experiences:
- Recent experience in a similar role working with children and young people in a play or child and animal care setting
- Level 2 qualification in play work is desirable
- Safeguarding minimum of level 2 is essential
- Practical understanding of the needs of children and young people with a commitment to the provision of high quality childcare
- An awareness and commitment to equality of opportunity and a positive approach to inclusive practice
- Proficient user of Microsoft packages along with bike repair skills
Sanctuary Housing is one of the UK’s leading social landlords, providing around 70,000 homes across England. We give our residents good quality, affordable homes in communities that they can be proud of. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest any surplus we make back into the local communities we serve.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
- £14,264 per annum (rising to £14,706 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
The full time equivalent salary for this role is £23,774 based on 37.5 hours per week rising to £24,510 after 12 months service and subject to satisfactory performance
Closing Date: 30 January 2025
If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – housing.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
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Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.