Job Description
Role Title: Leisure Support Worker (Continuing Care Club)
Responsible to: Sparkle Team Leader
Location: Serennu Children’s Centre
Salary: £10.88 per hour (Under 21) £12.71 per hour (Over 21)
Hours: 10:30-3:30pm (Permanent) (Every Other Saturday)
Job Purpose
A Continuing Care Leisure Support Worker will assist in supporting our children and young people with complex health care needs, aged between 5-17. The aim of Continuing Care Club is for our children and young to engage in a social activity, opportunity for meaningful interactions with others (staff/peers), engaging in activities/resources, independence from main carers.
Key Results Areas
- Deliver stimulating and varied play activities for all children/young people with complex needs a disability or developmental difficulty as appropriate to their developmental age, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
2. Assist in the development of the Leisure Services where all children can experience a wide range of play opportunities, ensuring they are involved in the planning process through promoting the National Participation Standards.
3. Assist in the promotion of Sparkle as a charity and the Leisure Services in the local community to increase participation.
4. Be responsible for each child’s personal hygiene and care needs as required.
5. Assist in management of children’s behaviours following set plans and risk assessments.
6. Assist in the monitoring of the use of club equipment and report any defects in apparatus and equipment.
7. Assist in ensuring that the club is prepared in advance of the start of the session and ensure the area is tidy and equipment is stored safely at the end.
8. Assist in ensuring a high standard of facility presentation is provided for all users at all times by cleaning the facility.
9. Effectively communicate with parents, before and after sessions to provide them with information on the activities/events the children/young people participated in.
10. To assist in promoting Equal Opportunities for all children and parents who attend the leisure services.
11. To promote and support transition plans into community activities.
12. Maintain strict confidentiality related to information held concerning children and their families.
13. Attend training days and meetings when required.
14. Undertake continuous personal development in order to exceed National Minimum Standards.
15. Undertake any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post, as directed by the line manager.
Note: This job requires a satisfactory DBS check and children barred list check.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Play workers / Volunteers
Supervision Received
Sparkle Team Leader/Activities Co-ordinator
Principal Contacts
Children/young people
Parents/Carers
Sparkle is committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Special Conditions
The nature of the post will require a flexible approach to hours of work. There will be a requirement to attend meetings, attend events etc, which take place at evenings and on weekends.
The post holder will also be required to volunteer their time for events such as Fun Days organised by Sparkle for four equivalent working days per annum.
Pre-employment recruitment
Prior to employment commencing all staff are subject to an occupational health assessment and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check with a children barred list check. Once these checks are completed employment can commence. We are a small charity and recruitment costs are high and therefore if a candidate decides to withdraw before commencement or within induction period Sparkle will seek to recover these costs from the candidate.
Disclosure and Barring Service
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check with a children barred list check.
This post is subject to an exception order under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This stipulates that all previous convictions, including those that are ‘spent’ must be declared.
Previous convictions will not necessarily preclude an individual from employment but must be declared in writing at the appropriate stage during the recruitment process.
General Responsibilities
Health & Safety
It is the responsibility of all employees to work to achieve a healthy and safe environment, and to take reasonable care of themselves and others.
Equality & Diversity
It is the responsibility of all employees to support Sparkle’s vision of promoting a positive approach to diversity and equality of opportunity, to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply through the implementation of Equality & Diversity Strategies and Policies.
This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.
Pay: £10.88-£12.71 per hour
Work Location: In person
