Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Would you like to be paid to PLAY and have FUN?
Our Breakfast, After School and Holiday Clubs are child led, play based provisions where children are encouraged to follow their own interests in a safe and exciting environment - no two days are ever the same!
We are currently seeking hard working individuals who have a focus on care & quality and (goes without saying) love working with children.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Being responsible for the care of all children and being a positive role model.
- Enabling the child to develop in different contexts: social, emotional, physical and intellectual through play.
- Providing a fun, caring and safe environment through a range of individual and group activities, ensuring that children’s play opportunities are met. Setting up play spaces and resources so children can play independently. Organising planned activities with the children. Supporting children’s play needs by either joining in or supervising in an unobtrusive manner.
- Meeting and greeting new and existing children and settling them into activities, as well as giving guided tours to new families.
- Preparing and providing snacks for the children.
- Light cleaning duties.
- Being supportive of the playleader and putting forward new ideas and suggestions.
- Being responsible for the children in your direct area, being aware of their individual needs including medical, dietary and behavioural needs.
- Being aware of changes in children’s friendships, proactively encouraging their socialising and play. Being aware of safe guarding and child protection and reporting any concerns or problems to the play leader.
Hours of work:
- Monday – Friday during term time.
- Your shifts will be a mixture of 7.30am-9am and/or 2.30pm-6pm.
We can give you shifts to fit around your schedule, therefore we often find that these roles are well suited to students looking to work a few hours in the afternoons.
Optionally you could work up to 40 hours in holiday club (when the schools are closed), we open from 7.30-6pm during school holidays.
Requirements:
- Level 2 or 3 Qualifications in play work or childcare would be an advantage but not essential. If you are willing to work towards these qualifications, training and development is available.
- Ability to drive (with a full clear driving license) would be an advantage, but not essential.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. All positions with Cambridge Kids Club are subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks as well as satisfactory reference checks.
All positions with CKC are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’.
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Salary
£10.5 - £17.5 per hour
